AI engineering glossary · Data engineering
What is Apache Iceberg?
Apache Iceberg: An open table format for very large analytic tables that tracks files through metadata snapshots. It supports transactions, schema and partition changes without rewriting data, and is readable by several engines.
Apache Iceberg: an example
Spark and Trino both query the same Iceberg table, and a partition scheme can change without rewriting old data.
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Where you learn it
Apache Iceberg is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.