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54 – Major Architectural Differences between Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake (Partition Evolution and Hidden Partitioning)

54 – Major Architectural Differences between Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake (Partition Evolution and Hidden Partitioning)

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Alex Merced discusses some of the major differences in how Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake work that lead to:

Why Iceberg can allow for partition evolution
Why Iceberg’s hidden partitioning can lead to smaller file footprints and more tool agnostic partitioning than Delta Lake’s generated columns