Advancing Apache Iceberg on Databricks: Iceberg v3 GA, Open Sharing, and Unified Governance

Databricks announces comprehensive Iceberg capabilities including v3 GA, managed and foreign Iceberg support, and enhanced governance through Unity Catalog.

• •Iceberg v3 now generally available with deletion vectors, row tracking, and VARIANT type support across managed, foreign, and UniForm-enabled tables
• •Managed Iceberg and Foreign Iceberg in GA enable creation, governance, and querying of tables in Unity Catalog and external catalogs
• •Credential vending for Foreign Iceberg and open Iceberg REST Catalog APIs provide secure access from any Iceberg-compatible engine without copying data
• •Cross-engine attribute-based access control in Beta enforces row filters, column masks, and tag-based governance policies across external Iceberg engines
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