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2 posts«Jul 9, 2026
Apache Parquet in 2026: The Quiet Format Enters Its Loudest Decade
Thirteen-year-old Apache Parquet faces its busiest development era yet, driven by lakehouse and AI demands: variant types, geospatial support, and footer debates.
Apache Iceberg's Variant Type: How Shredding Speeds Up JSON Analytics
Apache Iceberg v3's Variant type and shredding technique make JSON data both flexible and fast to query. Here's how it works under the hood.