· 2 min read
How to pick the Iceberg catalog before you pick the engine
The catalog, not the table format, is where lakehouse lock-in now lives. A short method for choosing one before any engine decision is made.
#iceberg#catalogs#lakehouse#strategy
Architecture
8 articles
· 3 min read
Your analytics vendor now sells your database too
Lakebase is GA and the OLTP line just moved. What transactional workloads in the lakehouse change for architecture reviews, and what to migrate never.
#oltp#lakehouse#strategy
· 1 min read
Iceberg v3 is table stakes now; the lock-in moved upstairs
Summit season settled the table format question. What that removes from migration scoring, and where switching costs actually live in 2026.
#iceberg#strategy#lock-in
· 3 min read
Lock-in is a price, not a sin
Every platform choice trades switching cost for delivered capability. How to price lock-in honestly instead of fearing it uniformly.
#vendors#strategy
· 1 min read
Five questions before you commit to a lakehouse
The lakehouse is a kit, not a product. Five readiness questions that separate teams who benefit from open tables from teams who inherit a part-time job.
#lakehouse#architecture
· 3 min read
Deciding on a metrics layer without a year-long pilot
The metrics layer question is smaller than vendors make it. A two-meeting decision process based on where your numbers already disagree.
#metrics#bi#strategy
· 2 min read
Designing a warehouse POC the vendor can't win by default
Vendor-run proofs of concept prove the vendor's demo. How to design a two-week POC that produces a decision instead of a discount code.
#warehouse#evaluation
· 2 min read
Buy versus build for ingestion, decided per connector
Ingestion is not one decision. Buy the long tail of SaaS connectors, build the two integrations that carry your business, and price maintenance honestly.
#ingestion#vendors