Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Data Storage Evolution: From Rows to Columnar Files for Scalability
Explore the evolution of data storage from traditional row-oriented databases to modern columnar formats and data lakes, optimizing scalability and cloud costs.
Columnar Storage
Row-Oriented
OLTP
OLAP
Data Lakes
Apache Parquet
Apache Iceberg
Cloud Costs
Tiered Storage
Database Scalability
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