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Page 8 of 130- 01Storage-Partitioned Joins and the Bucket TransformHow the spec-defined bucket transform lets engines skip the shuffle in joins, and how to set it up and keep it engaged in Spark.Apache IcebergSep 02, 2026
- 02Schema Registries and Event Schemas: Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema on the Way Into the LakehouseHow Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema evolve through a registry, and how that maps to the schema evolution rules of Iceberg.Data EngineeringSep 02, 2026
- 03Will AI Replace Data Engineers?What the evidence shows about whether AI replaces data engineers, which parts of the job compress, and which parts do not.AI & DataSep 02, 2026
- 04Synthetic Data in the Lakehouse: Generation, Governance, and TestingWhat synthetic data in a lakehouse is for, the generation methods, how to preserve fidelity, and where synthetic tables belong.Data EngineeringSep 02, 2026
- 05Agent-Driven Storage Tiering for Apache Iceberg: Moving Cold Data Without Breaking QueriesA background agent can move cold Iceberg partitions to cheaper tiers without breaking live queries. Heatmaps, path-safe moves, and restore paths.Apache IcebergAug 25, 2026
- 06Securing the Agentic Lakehouse Gateway: Preventing Prompt Injection and Data ExfiltrationAgentic lakehouse gateways face prompt injection and exfiltration through query results. A threat model and defenses for the layer in front of data.AI & AgentsAug 25, 2026