Data access is a big challenge for many organizations. Whether stored in a lake, warehouse or other system – accessing data is an expensive challenge that impacts many use cases, from BI and reporting to generative AI. This is why companies are turning to new data architectures with new table formats to run analytics directly on data. This strategic shift has massive implications. Join an expert and creator as he unravels why table formats are important, and why Apache Iceberg is the ideal table format for new, diverse use cases. Hear the technical and business rationale for Iceberg and delve into the future vision of data architectures.

Join an engaging Fireside Chat with Ryan Blue talking with the CDO of LY Corp, a large social media platform. Explore the profound impact Apache Iceberg and the Open Data Lakehouse are driving within their organizations. Gain insights into the challenges they encountered, their adoption journey, and the remarkable outcomes they're experiencing.

Meet others also interested in the development, impact and potential of data analytics with Apache Iceberg.

This is your chance to dive into use cases, reference architectures and specific features and capabilities of Apache Iceberg that are transforming data management and data analytics. Learn about Iceberg REST Catalog to drive interoperability across different vendor engines, Iceberg materialized views to drive performance, streaming data into Iceberg to generate near-real time insights, zero-copy cloning, table maintenance and much more.

The meetup will cover featured talks by Ryan Blue and other Iceberg contributors from Apple, Two Sigma, and LY Corp with ample time for Q&A with industry practitioners and technology experts.

Meet others also interested in the development, impact and potential of data analytics with Apache Iceberg.