Data Engineering, Lakehouses, and the Future of AI

Welcome to my digital garden. This is where I share my deep dives, tutorials, and thoughts on the evolving data landscape.

As the Head of Developer Relations at Dremio and author of Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide, Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide, and Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse, my mission is to make complex data architectures accessible to everyone.

What You'll Find Here

• Apache Iceberg & Polaris: Comprehensive guides on open table formats and catalogs.
• Data Lakehouse Architecture: Strategies for building cost-effective, high-performance data platforms.
• AI & RAG: Exploring the intersection of data engineering and Large Language Models.
• Dremio: Tips and tricks for using the Agentic Lakehouse Platform.

Latest Updates

Classify Your Data with SQL: A Hands-On Guide to Dremio's AI_CLASSIFY Function

Sun Mar 01 2026

Most classification workflows require exporting data to Python, running a model, and importing results back into your warehouse. Dremio's AI_CLASSIFY function e...

Connect Amazon Redshift to Dremio Cloud: Extend Your Warehouse with Federation and AI Analytics

Sun Mar 01 2026

Amazon Redshift is AWS's managed data warehouse, designed for petabyte-scale analytics. If your organization chose Redshift for analytical workloads, you've bui...