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Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables…

The following Apache Iceberg capabilities in Unity Catalog are now generally available: Unity Catalog managed Iceberg tables: Create and manage Iceberg tables in Unity Catalog using Databricks…

What it does

The following Apache Iceberg capabilities in Unity Catalog are now generally available: Unity Catalog managed Iceberg tables: Create and manage Iceberg tables in Unity Catalog using Databricks Runtime, Databricks SQL, or external Iceberg compatible engines. Managed Iceberg tables support liquid clustering, predictive optimization, materialized views, and streaming tables. Foreign Iceberg tables: Read Iceberg tables managed by external catalogs such as AWS Glue, Hive metastore, or Snowflake Horizon Catalog through Lakehouse Federation.

Why it matters

Apache Iceberg v3 enhances query performance and introduces new capabilities for managed tables using Iceberg or Delta Lake with UniForm in Unity Catalog.

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Architecture
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In short

The following Apache Iceberg capabilities in Unity Catalog are now generally available: Unity Catalog managed Iceberg tables: Create and manage Iceberg tables in Unity Catalog using Databricks Runtime, Databricks SQL, or external Iceberg compatible engines.…

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Key takeaway
The following Apache Iceberg capabilities in Unity Catalog are now generally available: Unity Catalog managed Iceberg tables: Create and manage Iceberg tables in Unity Catalog using Databricks…
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