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Databricks Unity Catalog advances open lakehouse with enhanced data portability

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Databricks has enhanced its Unity Catalog to promote greater openness in data lakehouses. The catalog now supports the Apache Iceberg REST catalog specification for registering and unregistering tables, enabling data portability without duplication. This means users can move tables between catalogs while keeping their data in their own storage, a key aspect of an open lakehouse that Databricks argues most other catalogs fail to provide. AI

IMPACT Enhances data portability and openness in lakehouse architectures, potentially simplifying data management for AI/ML workflows.

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Databricks Unity Catalog advances open lakehouse with enhanced data portability

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    What makes a catalog open? Unity Catalog Advances the Open Lakehouse

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