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  1. 01Legacy Warehouses to Open Lakehouses: A Step-by-Step Migration PlaybookMigrating from a legacy data warehouse to an open lakehouse? This step-by-step playbook covers assessment, phased migration, validation, and avoiding common pitfalls.Data LakehouseMay 28, 2026
  2. 02Building the Brain of the Agentic Lakehouse: Designing an Open Catalog ArchitectureThe open catalog is the brain of the agentic lakehouse. Learn how Apache Polaris, Dremio's Open Catalog, and catalog-native governance enable reliable AI data access.Agentic LakehouseMay 28, 2026
  3. 03Evaluating the TCO of an Open Lakehouse vs. Proprietary Data WarehousesOpen lakehouse vs proprietary warehouse: a comprehensive TCO breakdown covering storage, compute, engineering, and hidden costs to help you make the right decision.Data LakehouseMay 28, 2026
  4. 04Real-Time BI: Enabling Sub-Second Queries on Apache Iceberg Data LakehousesSub-second queries on Apache Iceberg are achievable with the right architecture. Learn how Reflections, C3 cache, and query acceleration close the BI latency gap.Data LakehouseMay 28, 2026
  5. 05The Rise of Agentic Analytics: Shifting BI from Passive Dashboards to Goal-Directed ActionAgentic analytics replaces static dashboards with AI agents that pursue business goals autonomously. Learn what changed, why it matters, and what the shift requires.Agentic AnalyticsMay 28, 2026
  6. 06The Semantic Layer as a Translation Engine: Bridging Natural Language and SQLThe semantic layer translates business language into accurate SQL for AI agents. Learn how virtual datasets, metric definitions, and wikis power agentic analytics accuracy.Agentic LakehouseMay 28, 2026