Open Formats: The Happy Accident Disrupting the Data Industry

Learn how open table formats, particularly Apache Iceberg, are revolutionizing analytic databases in this 26-minute conference talk from OSACon 2023. Discover how multiple query engines can now share centralized table copies, breaking down data silos and reducing vendor lock-in. Explore the origins and fundamentals of open table formats while gaining practical insights into building more accessible data architectures. Understand the transformative impact these formats are having on both open source compute projects and commercial data warehouses, presented by Ryan Blue who shares key strategies for making data more useful and vendor-independent.