BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HasGeek//NONSGML Funnel//EN DESCRIPTION:Modern data foundations with Parquet\, Iceberg\, and Polaris X-WR-CALDESC:Modern data foundations with Parquet\, Iceberg\, and Polaris NAME:From files to catalogs X-WR-CALNAME:From files to catalogs REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H SUMMARY:From files to catalogs TIMEZONE-ID:Asia/Kolkata X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From files to catalogs DTSTART:20260725T043000Z DTEND:20260725T073000Z DTSTAMP:20260718T023625Z UID:session/LueK9DZhjtZSY8JD2yRr9R@hasgeek.com SEQUENCE:7 CREATED:20260716T072801Z DESCRIPTION:## About the workshop\nModern data platforms are built in laye rs ā€” from how data is stored\, to how it is managed\, and finally how di fferent tools discover and access it. In this workshop\, we'll walk throug h that journey together.\n\nWe'll start by looking at modern columnar file formats like Apache Parquet and Apache Arrow\, understanding why they bec ame the standard for analytics and how they differ from traditional row-ba sed formats.\n\nFrom there\, we'll explore open table formats such as Apac he Iceberg and Delta Tables\, and see how they solve challenges like ACID transactions\, schema evolution\, partition evolution\, and time travel.\n \nFinally\, we'll discuss the role of catalogs\, why they matter\, and how solutions like Apache Polaris\, Hive Catalog\, and Unity Catalog enable g overnance and interoperability across multiple compute engines.\n\nThe wor kshop combines concepts with practical demonstrations so participants unde rstand not only what these technologies are\, but also why they exist and how they work together in modern lakehouse architectures.\n\n---\n\n## Lev el and duration\nLevel: Beginner to Intermediate\nDuration: 3 hours (with a break in-between)\n\n---\n\n## Audience\nThis workshop is intended for:\ n- Data Engineers\n- Analytics Engineers\n- Data Platform Engineers\n- Bac kend and Software Engineers working with data infrastructure\n- Database E ngineers and Architects\n- Students and professionals interested in learni ng about modern data platforms\n\n---\n\n## Takeaways\nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will:\n- Understand the differences between row-ba sed and columnar storage formats\, and why columnar storage is preferred f or analytical workloads\n- Learn how Apache Parquet and Apache Arrow are d esigned for efficient storage and processing\n- Understand why table forma ts like Apache Iceberg and Delta Tables exist and the challenges they solv e\n- Explore features such as:\n - ACID transactions\n - Schema evolutio n\n - Partition evolution\n - Time travel\n- Learn the purpose of catalo gs and how they enable:\n - Metadata management\n - Governance\n - Inte roperability across compute engines\n- Leave with a clear understanding of how files\, table formats\, and catalogs fit together in a modern lakehou se architecture\n\n---\n\n## Background knowledge requirements to attend t he workshop\n**Required:**\n- Basic SQL\n- Familiarity with files and tabu lar data\n- Comfort using the command line\n\n**Nice to have (_not mandato ry_):**\n- Exposure to Spark\, e6data\, Trino\, DuckDB\, or similar query engines\n- Basic understanding of data lakes or cloud object storage\n\nNo prior experience with table formats or catalogs is required.\n\n---\n\n## Software installation details\nParticipants should install the following before the workshop:\n\n- Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine)\n\nDetailed se tup instructions and the workshop repository will be shared before the ses sion.\n\n---\n\n## Workshop Plan\n**1. Columnar File Formats**\n- Row-base d vs. columnar storage\n- Apache Parquet\n- Apache Arrow\n- Compression an d encoding\n\n**2. Open Table Formats**\n- Why managing data as files isn' t enough\n- Apache Iceberg\n- Delta Tables\n- ACID transactions\n- Snapsho ts\n- Schema evolution\n- Partition evolution\n- Time travel\n- Hands-on e xamples\n\n**3. Catalogs**\n- Why catalogs are needed\n- Metadata manageme nt and governance\n- Apache Polaris\n- Hive Catalog\n- Unity Catalog\n- Br inging everything together with an end-to-end workflow\n\n**Wrap-up**\n- Q &A session\n- Discussion on real-world adoption\n- Best practices for buil ding modern lakehouse architectures\n\n---\n\n## About the instructors\nRa jath Gowda and Lakshmi Narayana G are founding engineers at e6data. \n\n-- -\n\n## How to attend this workshop\nThis workshop is open to:\n\nšŸŽŸļø Fifth Elephant community members ā€” https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant#mem berships\nšŸŽŸļø Ticket holders for The Fifth Elephant annual conference ā€” https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/enterprise-ai-in-production-meetup#t ickets\n\n**This workshop is open to 30 participants (in-person) & hybrid access for remote attendees. Seats for in-person participants will be avai lable on first-come-first-served basis. šŸŽŸļø**\n\n---\n\n## Need more i nfo?\n\nā˜Žļø Call: (91) 7676332020\nšŸ“§ Email: info@hasgeek.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T102347Z LOCATION:Nutanix\, Bangalore - https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/files-to- catalogs-data-foundations-workshop/ ORGANIZER;CN="The Fifth Elephant":MAILTO:no-reply@hasgeek.com URL:https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/files-to-catalogs-data-foundations-w orkshop/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:From files to catalogs in 5 minutes TRIGGER:-PT5M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR