Use Apache Iceberg in your data lake with Amazon S3, AWS Glue, and Snowflake
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The article discusses using Apache Iceberg, an open-source table format, to create a transactional data lake for better data interoperability between AWS and Snowflake. It covers two architectural patterns for sharing Iceberg tables:
Specifically, the article covers:
- Advantages of Apache Iceberg for data lakes
- Managing Iceberg tables with AWS Glue Data Catalog
- Managing Iceberg tables with Snowflake
- Comparing the two architectural patterns
- Migrating existing data lake tables to Iceberg format
- Conclusion
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