DataNation - Podcast for Data Engineers, Analysts and Scientists

56 – Open Source Apache Iceberg Catalogs (Nessie, Polaris, Gravitino)

DataNation - Podcast for Data Engineers, Analysts and Scientists

Show Notes

Alex Merced discusses the value of Open Source Apache Iceberg catalogs in creating a truly open lakehouse environment without Vendor lock-in. Check out my article on the subject: https://open.substack.com/pub/amdatalakehouse/p/open-source-table-format-open-source?r=h4f8p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Follow me on twitter at @amdatalakehouse

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