Apache Polaris is the open source metadata catalog for the data lakehouse — a vendor-neutral implementation of the Iceberg REST Catalog spec. In this episode, Rich Bowen speaks with PMC members Jean-Baptiste Onofré (Dremio) and Yufei Gu (Snowflake) about how two competing companies came together under Apache governance to build a shared standard, the project’s extraordinary release velocity since graduating as a TLP in February 2026, and where the roadmap is headed — including multi-format support, AI use cases, and fine-grained access control.
Learn more: https://polaris.apache.org
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