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Manage concurrent write conflicts in Apache Iceberg on the AWS Glue Data Catalog

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However, commits can still fail if the latest metadata is updated after the base metadata version is established. Iceberg uses a layered architecture to manage table state and data: Catalog layer Maintains a pointer to the current table metadata file, serving as the single source of truth for table state.

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Accelerate your migration to Amazon OpenSearch Service with Reindexing-from-Snapshot

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However, the data migration process can be daunting, especially when downtime and data consistency are critical concerns for your production workload. In this post, we will introduce a new mechanism called Reindexing-from-Snapshot (RFS), and explain how it can address your concerns and simplify migrating to OpenSearch.

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Use open table format libraries on AWS Glue 5.0 for Apache Spark

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Open table formats are emerging in the rapidly evolving domain of big data management, fundamentally altering the landscape of data storage and analysis. Branching Branches are independent lineage of snapshot history that point to the head of each lineage. These are useful for flexible data lifecycle management.

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Build a high-performance quant research platform with Apache Iceberg

AWS Big Data

Iceberg offers distinct advantages through its metadata layer over Parquet, such as improved data management, performance optimization, and integration with various query engines. Icebergs table format separates data files from metadata files, enabling efficient data modifications without full dataset rewrites.

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Run Apache XTable in AWS Lambda for background conversion of open table formats

AWS Big Data

Eventually, transactional data lakes emerged to add transactional consistency and performance of a data warehouse to the data lake. Central to a transactional data lake are open table formats (OTFs) such as Apache Hudi , Apache Iceberg , and Delta Lake , which act as a metadata layer over columnar formats.

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Monitoring Apache Iceberg metadata layer using AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, and AWS CloudWatch

AWS Big Data

In the era of big data, data lakes have emerged as a cornerstone for storing vast amounts of raw data in its native format. They support structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, offering a flexible and scalable environment for data ingestion from multiple sources.

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CRM’s Have a Big Data Technical Debt Problem: Here’s How to Fix It

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Customer relationship management (CRM) platforms are very reliant on big data. As these platforms become more widely used, some of the data resources they depend on become more stretched. CRM providers need to find ways to address the technical debt problem they are facing through new big data initiatives.

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