What Actually Changes When You Upgrade to Apache Arrow ADBC 25
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Data Engineering, Lakehouses, and the Future of AI
Alex talks technology, data, software development and AI
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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.
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Primary Keys Come to Apache Iceberg V4, and Most of Them Start Out Unenforced
Apache Iceberg V4 adds primary key, unique and check constraints, an enforced flag and per-snapshot status. What the spec says and how to prepare tables.
Per-Developer Sandboxes on Apache Iceberg Branches: Lifecycle, Isolation Limits, and Cleanup
Give every developer and pull request a zero-copy Iceberg sandbox on branches: lifecycle, what branches do not isolate, and cleanup.