What you'll learn

Open table formats have transformed how modern data lakes are built ,enabling reliable tables on top of object storage.

In this course, Operate and Manage Open Table Formats, you’ll learn how formats like Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi manage metadata, handle schema evolution, support concurrent reads and writes, and enable features like time travel and deletes. First, you’ll explore the internal building blocks of open table formats, including metadata files, snapshots, and versioned table state. Next, you’ll learn how common operations, inserts, updates, deletes, and schema changes are safely applied without breaking downstream consumers.

Finally, you’ll examine operational concerns such as compaction, snapshot expiration, concurrency control, and performance tuning, and how these patterns are applied in real data platforms.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to reason about table behavior, diagnose issues, and operate open table formats confidently in production environments.