Friday August 15
16:00 BST
17:00 CEST
11:00 EDT
Guest Focus: Iceberg and the future of Streaming Data Architectures
Alex Merced from Dremio, will be joining our host Hugh Evans Alex is making data lakes more accessible in his role as a developer advocate at Dremio.
What we’ll cover:
- A background to how and why Alex started working on Iceberg at Dremio.
- An explanation of exactly what Apache Iceberg is and why engineers should care.
- The key benefits of streaming data directly into Iceberg tables.
- How Iceberg handles schema evolution in streaming scenarios.
- How Iceberg is expected to work alongside newer concepts - especially diskless Kafka.
As always we’ll offer a free coffee voucher to all attendees. Get Kafka-Nated!
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Get Kafka-Nated - Episode 4
Alex Merced - Co Author Iceberg: Definitive Guide
Aug 15, 2025

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Conversations with Apache Kafka experts exploring streaming technology without the sales pitch, delivering technical insights and community stories for practitioners at all levels.
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