As we do every year, we’ve heard from folks around the software development industry who share their thoughts on which areas will thrive and which might not survive in 2025 and beyond. Here are some of their predictions for next year.
Alex Merced, Senior Tech Evangelist, Dremio
The competition to dominate the data catalog space will become a high-stakes showdown. As hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems grow, organizations will demand seamless interoperability, driving fierce innovation in governance, lineage, and user-defined functions (UDFs). Apache Iceberg will emerge as a key player, redefining standards for open table formats with its hybrid catalog capabilities. This race won’t just reshape data architecture—it will decide who controls the future of data portability.
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