Table Formats
The function of a table format is to determine how you manage, organize and track all of the files that make up a table. You can think of it as an abstraction layer between your physical data files (written in Parquet or ORC etc.) and how they are structured to form a table.
September 20, 2022
Ensuring High Performance at Any Scale with Apache Iceberg’s Object Store File Layout
Object Storage can have some potential bottlenecks when it comes to working with big data. Apache Iceberg’s architecture lends to overcoming these challenges for a scalable table format solution for object storage.
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September 15, 2022
Introduction to Apache Iceberg Using Spark
Learn the basics of Iceberg’s many features and utilities by trying them out in a Spark sandbox.
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September 13, 2022
How Z-Ordering in Apache Iceberg Helps Improve Performance
This tutorial introduces the Z-order clustering algorithm in Apache Iceberg and explains how it adds value to the file optimization strategy.
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