The Future of Data Is All in the Packaging | Current '25 Keynote Highlights

Recap Blog: https://cnfl.io/4p8sDKo | What are the two biggest trends shaping the future of data architecture? Confluent's Tim Berglund sits down with two leading experts to find out.

First, Simon Aubury, co-author of "Getting Started With DuckDB," explains why treating data as a product (complete with an owner, a schema, and SLAs) is the key to building a culture of quality and accountability. He explores how this shift in mindset creates the right incentives for application developers and aligns the entire organization on the true value of its data.

Next, Alex Merced, Head of DevRel at Dremio and co-author of "Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide," dives deep into the rise of the data lakehouse. Alex explains how Apache Iceberg is standardizing how data is stored and accessed, finally delivering on the promise of decoupled compute and storage. He discusses the next frontier—the "Catalog Wars"—and shares his insightful theory on the "great unbundling and rebundling" cycle of data infrastructure and what it means for vendors and engineers.

LINKS & RESOURCES
► Keynote Day 1: https://youtu.be/qSwVl72etgY
► Keynote Day 2: https://youtu.be/q05yqzDcSCI
► Breakout Sessions: https://cnfl.io/4i8HUsj

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