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Page 26 of 133- 01The Breakdown of the Open Lakehouse in 2026: Iceberg, Arrow, Polaris, Parquet, and Ossie, and How to Actually Build OneA detailed breakdown of the five Apache projects powering the open lakehouse in 2026 -- Parquet, Iceberg, Polaris, Arrow, and Ossie -- and how to build one yourself or use a managed platform.Data EngineeringJul 24, 2026
- 02The Own Goal: What the Hugging Face Breach Reveals About Why Open Models Are a Security NecessityHow the 2026 Hugging Face breach proved that open models are a security necessity -- closed models failed to defend, an open Chinese model succeeded, and the lessons for AI policy.AI & SecurityJul 24, 2026
- 03Active Analytics Loops for AI Action AgentsAn in-depth exploration of active analytics loops for ai action agentsAI & AgentsJul 13, 2026
- 04Apache Polaris and Multi-Engine Iceberg CatalogsAn in-depth exploration of apache polaris and multi-engine iceberg catalogsApache PolarisJul 13, 2026
- 05Automated Materialized Views in DremioAn in-depth exploration of automated materialized views in dremioData LakehouseJul 13, 2026
- 06Data Lakehouse Open Standards for AI AgentsAn in-depth exploration of data lakehouse open standards for ai agentsData LakehouseJul 13, 2026