Remote scan planning moves Iceberg file selection into the catalog. What that changes for engines, governance, and operational cost beyond query speed.
Iceberg row lineage gives rows a durable identity across rewrites. Why CDC pipelines and AI workloads will eventually depend on it.
Iceberg v4's adaptive metadata tree, explained from first principles: why commits rewrite too much today and how the tree makes change cheaper.
Iceberg v4 is really about making the cost of a change proportional to the change. The principle, the current tax, and what the redesign pays down.
