Whitefox: Simple Table Format Sharing for Open Data Systems

Explore the innovative Whitefox project in this 25-minute conference talk from The ASF. Dive into the challenges of access control in open data systems and discover how Whitefox, an open-source initiative inspired by Delta-Sharing, aims to simplify data sharing. Learn about its protocol and implementation designed to streamline access management through intuitive administrative tools, offering lightweight and native accessibility for query engines supporting Iceberg and Delta Lake. Understand how Whitefox addresses the complexities of establishing effective access controls within table-format architectures and its potential to eliminate hurdles in efficient data access. Gain insights from Riccardo Amadio, a Senior Data Engineer at Agile Lab, as he presents this solution for effortless and secure data sharing in the evolving landscape of decoupled compute and storage platforms.