# Putting Your Data On the Table


One of the big breakthroughs in data engineering over the past seven to eight
years is the emergence of table formats. Typically layered atop column-oriented
Parquet files, table formats like Apache Iceberg, Delta, and Apache Hudi provide
important benefits to big data operations, such as the introduction of
transactions. However, the table formats also introduce Read more… The post
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