Data Sharing Seminar: Consistent Data Partnerships - Open Data Structures' Impact on Data Design
Open Table Formats: Enabling Collaborative Data Management Across Cloud Platforms
William McKnight, a globally recognised influencer in data warehousing and master data management, is set to deliver an insightful webinar on the transformative impact of open table formats on data management. Sponsored by an unspecified partner, this presentation will delve into how these technologies are democratising data access and breaking down traditional data silos.
As the President of McKnight Consulting Group, a firm that has twice placed on the Inc. 5000 list, McKnight is no stranger to leading the way in data strategy. His strategies form the information management plan for leading companies in various industries.
The webinar, which will be held online, will focus on open table formats as critical infrastructure for data collaboration. It will explore technologies like Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi, and discuss how they enable interoperability across cloud platforms.
Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi are three leading open table formats that advance data collaboration by allowing diverse teams and systems to reliably share, update, and analyze large datasets across hybrid and cloud environments.
- Apache Iceberg standardizes data storage by adding a metadata layer that brings table semantics to data lakes regardless of cloud or platform. This simplifies cross-team workflows by making data portable and consistent across multiple analytic engines.
- Delta Lake adds a transactional storage layer primarily optimized for the Databricks ecosystem but increasingly adopted elsewhere. It allows teams to work on shared datasets with confidence by providing ACID transactions, scalable metadata handling, and unified batch and streaming support.
- Apache Hudi focuses on enabling incremental data processing and near-real-time updates to data lakes, which is critical for collaborative environments requiring quick data availability and historical data version management.
Together, these open table formats enable modular, interoperable data architectures, reducing vendor lock-in and providing strong guarantees of data consistency, versioning, and governance across diverse data teams and platforms. This enhances productivity, trust in shared data, and the ability to scale modern analytics, AI, and hybrid cloud strategies.
The webinar will also cover creating more flexible, scalable data environments and providing insights into how these technologies are impacting data management. It will discuss how open standards are transforming data architecture and explore the benefits of open table formats in terms of portability, interoperability, and transactional reliability.
Join William McKnight for this informative webinar and gain valuable insights into the future of data management. Register now to secure your spot and be a part of this exciting learning opportunity.
[1] Apache Iceberg: https://iceberg.apache.org/ [2] Delta Lake: https://delta.io/ [3] Apache Hudi: https://hudi.apache.org/ [4] McKnight Consulting Group: https://mcknightconsultinggroup.com/
- In the upcoming webinar, William McKnight will highlight how open table formats like Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi contribute to data-and-cloud-computing by enabling data integration, data management, and data warehousing, thereby democratizing data access and breaking down traditional data silos.
- Apache Iceberg, one of the open table formats William McKnight will discuss, standardizes data storage with a metadata layer that adds table semantics to data lakes, enabling modular, interoperable data architectures and reducing vendor lock-in.
- Apache Hudi, another open table format to be explored in the webinar, focuses on enabling incremental data processing and near-real-time updates to data lakes, essential for collaborative environments requiring quick data availability and historical data version management.
