BSON vs JSON vs JSONB: Differences and Use Cases
JSON is text, BSON and JSONB are binary. Compare storage size, query speed, indexing and data types, and see when to use each in MongoDB or PostgreSQL.
Blogs on OLake
Engineering posts from the OLake team on database replication, CDC, Apache Iceberg, lakehouse tooling and OLake release news.
Apache Paimon vs. Apache Iceberg - A Detailed Comparison
Apache Paimon vs Apache Iceberg compared on use case, streaming support, compaction, concurrency and engine support, with guidance on when to pick each.
Why Move to Apache Iceberg? A Guide to Open, Multi-Engine Lakes
What Apache Iceberg is, why teams adopt it for multi-engine access and row-level updates, how it compares with alternatives, and the pitfalls to know.
Data Partitioning in AWS S3, how we did it and why?
Data partitioning in AWS S3: why OLake partitions its output, how the approach works with examples, and best practices for time-based partitions.
Merge-on-Read vs Copy-on-Write in Apache Iceberg
Merge-on-Read vs Copy-on-Write in Apache Iceberg: how each handles updates and deletes, equality deletes, upserts and which to choose.
What Is Apache Iceberg? A Plain Guide
What is Apache Iceberg? A plain-language guide to what it does, how it grew out of Hadoop and Hive, who uses it and when you can skip it, with sources.