DataFusion Comet 1.0 replaces Spark Iceberg scans with native Rust. What speeds up, what still falls back to the JVM, and how to deploy it.
JDBC and ODBC often dominate large-result time. Flight SQL and ADBC keep data columnar from server to client, with Python, Go, and Rust examples.
Put REST catalog RBAC and masking in Git. How to review grants, apply them safely, and keep lakehouse access from drifting.
High-throughput Iceberg branch merges need conflict detection and automation. How to reconcile concurrent writes without stalling pipelines.