Designing the Ideal Cadence for Compaction and Snapshot Expiration
August 19, 2025Learn how to design an effective schedule for compaction and snapshot expiration in Apache Iceberg to balance cost, performance, and data freshness.
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Avoiding Metadata Bloat with Snapshot Expiration and Rewriting Manifests
August 12, 2025Learn how to prevent and clean up metadata bloat in Apache Iceberg by expiring snapshots and rewriting manifests for better performance and manageability.
Smarter Data Layout — Sorting and Clustering Iceberg Tables
August 05, 2025Improve query performance in Apache Iceberg by organizing your data layout with sorting and Z-order clustering. Learn how to reduce scan cost and improve filter effectiveness.
Optimizing Compaction for Streaming Workloads in Apache Iceberg
July 29, 2025Learn how to design fast, incremental compaction strategies in Apache Iceberg to support high-throughput streaming pipelines without disrupting freshness or performance.
The Basics of Compaction — Bin Packing Your Data for Efficiency
July 22, 2025Learn how standard compaction works in Apache Iceberg and why bin packing your data files is essential for maintaining query performance and cost efficiency.
The Cost of Neglect — How Apache Iceberg Tables Degrade Without Optimization
July 15, 2025Learn how Apache Iceberg tables can degrade over time without optimization and what issues this causes for performance, cost, and governance.