Iceberg in the modern data stack

The modern data stack is evolving with the integration of technologies like Apache Iceberg, a table format for analytic tables that brings together the best capabilities of both data lakes and warehouses. Iceberg was created by Netflix and has been adopted by companies such as Apple, LinkedIn, Stripe, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Expedia. It enables direct data access needed by various use cases without compromising SQL behavior in data warehouses. The adoption of Iceberg will provide more options for the modern data stack, allowing users to choose their preferred processing pattern or query layer while integrating all their data sources. This change is expected to lead to a separation of query and storage functions within the data warehouse ecosystem.