Why Apache Polaris will Become the Industry Standard Data Lakehouse Catalog

Update: 2025-06-30

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Past is Prologue. Alex Merced discusses lessons from the table format wars that can help predict the outcome of the catalog wars. Follow Alex at AlexMerced.com Join the #amtech channel on the Data Lakehouse Hub to discuss the podcast: https://join.slack.com/t/thedatalakehousehub/shared_invite/zt-274yc8sza-mI2zhCW8LGkOh1uxuf8T5Q

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Why Apache Polaris will Become the Industry Standard Data Lakehouse Catalog

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