#59 – Apache Iceberg Catalogs (Nessie) vs Enterprise Data Catalogs (Colibra)
DataNation - Podcast for Data Engineers, Analysts and Scientists
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Why Iceberg Uses Metadata Files and Needs a Catalog
Alex describes Iceberg tables as files plus metadata.json and shows why catalogs point to the correct metadata file to avoid expensive listings.
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