Navigate Destination Iceberg

Apache Iceberg is Airbyte’s first data lake destination, but integrating it required adapting the Airbyte protocol to fit Iceberg’s git-like versioning, transactional capabilities, and schema evolution quirks. This talk explores the challenges of building a robust, high-performance connector, and key lessons from performance tuning and maintainability. Learn how Airbyte is making data lakes easier to manage while ensuring scalability and best practices for modern pipelines.