Tag: open table formats

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30 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026
Delete Files vs Deletion Vectors in Apache Iceberg: How V3 Rewrote the Economics of Changing Data
Iceberg v2 delete files vs v3 deletion vectors. How Roaring bitmaps and per-file vectors transformed merge-on-read performance for CDC and streaming workloads.
Apache Icebergdata engineeringlakehouse architecture
30 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026
The Variant Type in Apache Iceberg: How Shredding Turns Messy JSON Into Fast Analytics
Apache Iceberg v3 introduces the Variant type for flexible JSON storage with columnar performance. Learn how shredding enables fast analytics on semi-structured data.
Apache Icebergdata engineeringlakehouse architecture
30 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026
The State of Apache Iceberg v4 in July 2026: What the Dev List Tells Us About the Format's Next Chapter
What the Iceberg v4 dev list tells us about adaptive metadata trees, single-file commits, column updates, and the format's next chapter in mid-2026.
Apache Icebergdata engineeringlakehouse architecture

Delete Files vs Deletion Vectors in Apache Iceberg: How V3 Rewrote the Economics of Changing Data