Open by Design: How to Preserve Optionality After a Platform Acquisition

Every major acquisition in the data platform space raises the same question for the customers caught inside it: does this vendor still fit where our architecture is headed? 

SAP’s recent acquisition of Dremio is the latest example, and it’s prompting data leaders across the lakehouse ecosystem to revisit questions around roadmap control, architectural optionality, and long-term platform fit.

In this 30-minute webinar, we’ll break down what the SAP-Dremio deal may mean for lakehouse teams and offer a practical framework for evaluating next steps. We’ll cover where acquisition-related risk tends to show up over time, the key questions data and platform leaders should be asking now, and how to think about openness, interoperability, governance, and migration planning before the deal closes.

You’ll leave with a clearer way to assess whether your current lakehouse roadmap still reflects your organization’s priorities, or whether now is the right time to pressure-test your options.