The future of data engineering is already here — and it’s built on Apache Iceberg.
In this fireside chat, we bring together two visionary CTOs — Jacopo Tagliabue (Co-founder & CTO, Bauplan) Shubham Baldava (CTO, OLake™ by Datazip) — for an open, cozy, and deeply insightful conversation on how modern data systems are evolving.
Together, they explore how the data ecosystem is shifting from traditional warehouses to open table formats, and why Iceberg has become the foundation of that transformation.
We discuss:
→ How data can be treated like Git, with versioning, branching, and merging
→ The rise of AI-driven automation and Git-like semantics for data operations
→ Real-world production challenges that shaped their technical decisions
→ Why Iceberg v3 changed day-to-day operations
→ What’s already in discussion for Iceberg v4 and the next generation of open data systems
→ And how OLake is solving clean, reliable ingestion into Apache Iceberg
A peek into how two CTOs think, build, and shape the future of one of the fastest-moving sides of engineering: data.
00:00 - Intro