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Page 2 of 125- 01The Iceberg Table Properties That Actually MatterThe Iceberg table properties that decide file count, pruning, write amplification, retention, and metadata growth, by workload.Apache IcebergSep 02, 2026
- 02Geospatial Data in Apache Iceberg: Geometry, Geography, and GeoParquetHow Iceberg v3 geometry and geography types, bounding boxes, and native Parquet types give spatial data first-class standing.Apache IcebergSep 02, 2026
- 03Inside the Puffin File FormatThe Puffin file format inside out, byte by byte, covering Theta sketches for distinct values and deletion vectors.Apache IcebergSep 02, 2026
- 04Local Iceberg Development Environments: Docker, MinIO, and In-Memory Catalogs for CILocal Iceberg development environments: in-process catalogs, a Docker Compose stack with MinIO, and CI configurations that run either.Apache IcebergSep 02, 2026
- 05The Lakehouse Ingestion Tool Landscape: Fivetran, Airbyte, dlt, and CDC vs BatchHow Fivetran, Airbyte, dlt, and CDC and streaming tools land well-behaved Apache Iceberg tables, and how to choose and maintain them.Data EngineeringSep 02, 2026
- 06Metadata Platforms in 2026: DataHub, OpenMetadata, Atlan, and Catalog ConvergenceHow the technical catalog and the metadata platform are converging in 2026, and how to arrange the two layers for a lakehouse.Data GovernanceSep 02, 2026