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Sam has worked with data in a wide range of environments. From medical research labs and hospital supply chain planning systems, to corporate insurance companies and video streaming platforms.

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An Introduction to the Iceberg Java API Part 2 - Table Scans

Second part of Java Iceberg Client tutorial, covering table scans

Java API Part 2

Iceberg's Guiding Light: The Iceberg Open Table Format Specification

What is the Iceberg open table format specification? Why is there a V2 and will there be a V3? This overview helps to answer these questions and provide some background into why this is important.

Open Table Format Spec

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Using Iceberg's S3FileIO Implementation to Store Your Data in MinIO

Building upon an earlier blog post, learn how to use MinIO as the storage layer for an Iceberg table

Try Iceberg w/ MinIO

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An Introduction to the Iceberg Java API - Part 1

A walkthrough of the Java Iceberg client

Java API Part 1

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Integrated Audits: Streamlined Data Observability with Apache Iceberg

Learn about Iceberg's integrated audits feature that lets you audit your data without writing to a staging table!

Integrated Audits

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Using Spark in EMR with Apache Iceberg

This post walks through setting up an AWS EMR cluster with Spark and Iceberg tables.

Spark, EMR, & Iceberg

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Docker, Spark, and Iceberg: The Fastest Way to Try Iceberg!

This post provides an easy-to-use docker setup to get a Spark and Iceberg runtime.