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Page 22 of 130- 01Serving Sub-Second Queries Over an Iceberg Lakehouse With a Hot TierA lakehouse cannot serve sub-second queries over seconds-old data. A hot tier in front solves it, with consequences for consistency, governance, and operational surface.Apache IcebergJul 28, 2026
- 02Surviving Commit Conflicts When Dozens of Writers Hit the Same Iceberg TableCommit conflicts multiply with writer count, and AI agents introduce unpredictable write patterns. Here's how to diagnose, tune, and architect around Iceberg's optimistic concurrency.Apache IcebergJul 28, 2026
- 03The Jackson 3 Problem in Apache Iceberg, and What It Means for Your CodeJackson 3 changes everything: package names, unchecked exceptions, flipped defaults. Here's what breaks, why the engines are fine and your service isn't, and how to migrate safely.Apache IcebergJul 28, 2026
- 04Wiring an AI Agent to Apache Polaris with the Model Context ProtocolThe catalog is the right attachment point for AI agents working against a lakehouse. Here's how to wire the official Polaris MCP Server and add the read path it deliberately leaves out.Apache IcebergJul 28, 2026
- 05Governing Iceberg Tables Across Regions Without Three Sets of PermissionsCatalog federation gives you one authorization model and one audit point across regions. Here's what it solves, what it doesn't, and how to build a topology you can actually govern.Apache IcebergJul 28, 2026
- 06Federating Oracle With an Open Lakehouse Instead of Migrating ItFederate first so analytics work now, migrate what benefits from migrating, and leave the rest where it is indefinitely. Here's how pushdown and view layers make it work.Apache IcebergJul 28, 2026