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Learn about the challenges of using Apache Iceberg for user-facing applications in this technical seminar from the CMU Database Group's Future Data Systems series. Explore the specific difficulties encountered when implementing Firebolt's approach to powering interactive applications with Iceberg, including performance bottlenecks, latency issues, and architectural constraints that arise when serving real-time user queries. Discover the technical trade-offs between data lake flexibility and application responsiveness, examine case studies of implementation challenges, and understand the engineering solutions developed to address these obstacles. Gain insights into the practical considerations for database architects and engineers working with modern data lake technologies in production environments where user experience and query performance are critical requirements.
Syllabus
Firebolt: Why Powering User Facing Applications on Iceberg is Hard (Benjamin Wagner)
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CMU Database Group