Tag: open table format
2025 Big Data Management Predictions
The GenAI revolution has raised expectations for what enterprises can do with data. But it has also exposed some serious shortcomings in how enterprises manage data. That’s the backdrop against which we will dig into t Read more…
Is the Universal Semantic Layer the Next Big Data Battleground?
We’ve entered a period of punctuated equilibrium in the evolution of big data over the past month, thanks to community congregating around open table formats and metadata catalogs for storing data and enabling processi Read more…
Databricks to Open Source Unity Catalog
At its Data + AI Summit today, Databricks announced that it’s open sourcing Unity Catalog, the metadata catalog that governs how users and compute engines can access data. Coming off of last week’s news around Apache Read more…
What the Big Fuss Over Table Formats and Metadata Catalogs Is All About
The big data community gained clarity on the future of data lakehouses earlier this week as a result of Snowflake’s open sourcing of its new Polaris metadata catalog and Databricks’ acquisition of Tabular. The action Read more…
Databricks Nabs Iceberg-Maker Tabular to Spawn Table Uniformity
Databricks today announced the acquisition of Tabular, the commercial outfit behind the Apache Iceberg table format, which competes with Databricks’ own Delta format, paving the way for Databricks customers to enjoy mo Read more…
Onehouse Breaks Data Catalog Lock-In with More Openness
Onehouse, the Apache Hudi-backer that bills itself as the most open data platform in the world, further opened up its platform today with the launch of a data catalog synchronization feature that streamlines user access Read more…
Open Table Formats Square Off in Lakehouse Data Smackdown
If you’re constructing a data lakehouse today, you’ll need a table format to build on. But which open table format should you choose: Apache Iceberg, Databricks Delta Table, or Apache Hudi? A good place to start is i Read more…
A Dozen Questions for Databricks CTO Matei Zaharia
Matei Zaharia is a very busy man. When he’s not helping to shape the future of Databricks as its CTO, he is helping to shape the future of computer science as an assistant professor at Stanford University. He also fi Read more…
Cloudera Picks Iceberg, Touts 10x Boost in Impala
Cloudera is now supporting the open source Apache Iceberg table format in its cloud data platform, or lakehouse, the vendor announced yesterday. The move will help to ensure transactional integrity in the big data enviro Read more…
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