The Vertex Journal· 2 min read
The table-format war became a catalog war
Iceberg's REST catalog spec ended the format fight by making it moot. The contest moved to the control plane, where Apache Polaris and Unity Catalog now sit.
#catalogs#iceberg#lakehouse
Tagged: catalogs
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· 4 min read
Governance that ships beats governance that reviews
Access control moved into catalogs and policy moved into code. The governance programs that work in 2026 are the ones nobody has to schedule a meeting with.
#governance#catalogs#access