Technology changes can be sudden (like generative AI) or slower juggernauts that kick off a slow chain reaction that takes years to play out. I would place object storage and its enablement of disaggregated architectures in that latter category. The open table formats, such as Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi, form part of this chain reaction, but things aren’t stopping there. I’ve written extensively about the open table formats (OTFs). In my original Tableflow post, I wrote t...| Jack Vanlightly
Rumors are swirling that Snowflake intends to acquire Redpanda and many are questioning why and what impact this might have on Confluent. First, let’s remember that these are just rumors and there’s nothing official. But given that people are speculating, here are my thoughts on how to interpret such an acquisition, whether it ends up happening or not. There are a number of market trends in play right now, such as the rise of Iceberg and open data, as well as the war with Databricks and S...| Jack Vanlightly