The Medallion Architecture, originally popularized by Databricks, is a structured approach to organizing data storage into three layers—Bronze, Silver, and Gold—each representing increasing levels of data refinement and quality. This architecture has been widely adopted by major companies, including Microsoft, as it effectively manages data progression from raw ingestion to analytics-ready datasets, enhancing data quality and accessibility. Redpanda, integrated with Apache Iceberg, facilitates the implementation of the Medallion Architecture by allowing seamless integration of batch and real-time analytics, eliminating the need for complex configurations, and supporting schema evolution and ACID compliance. By utilizing open file formats like Parquet and ORC, the architecture ensures efficient data processing across layers, while Redpanda's integration with Iceberg enables near real-time data transformations, streamlining the transition from raw to refined data. This multi-layered approach is especially beneficial for companies seeking to unify historical and streaming data for rapid, insightful analysis, aligning with Redpanda's vision for universal analytics.