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Built as an abstraction layer for Hadoop, Apache Hive was not designed with modern cloud storage in mind. This leads to issues with performance and cost as data volume grows.
Consider migrating to Apache Iceberg if you’re experiencing the following:
Query latencies increase with data volume due to the overhead of file listing. Performing DML operations requires rewriting entire files.
Retrieval costs with Apache Hive increase with data volume due to file listing. Schema changes require expensive rewrite operations.
Hive is not ACID-compliant by default and Hive ACID tables are not universally supported by major engines.
Apache Iceberg was designed with modern cloud infrastructure in mind and therefore performs better and costs less than Apache Hive. It is also designed for huge tables and can be used in production environments where a single table contains petabytes of data.
Apache Iceberg is designed for high-performance on object storage. The snapshot querying model allows the engine to read from the metadata, removing the need for costly file listing.
Optimize cloud costs with a table format that is designed for modern object storage. Apache Iceberg’s granular partitioning minimizes data scanned and allows DML operations at the row level.
Enable collaborative data workflows by guaranteeing a shared and consistent data representation with ACID-compliant versioning in Apache Iceberg.
Perform historical or root cause analysis for auditing and trend analysis with time travel in Apache Iceberg.
Easily modify data in object storage to meet GDPR or other compliance requirements with row-level DML operations.
One of the most common challenges is deciding which tables to migrate and which to leave in Apache Hive. It is important to consider the costs and benefits of migrating different workloads. Best practice is to start with highly partitioned tables accessed in latency-sensitive workloads.
Two methods exist to migrate data into Iceberg tables, and it is important to consider the pros and cons of each. The shadow migration process creates a second Iceberg table off the original Hive table. The in-place method alters the existing tables into Apache Iceberg.
Learn moreWith Apache Iceberg, it is not enough to migrate and forget your tables. You need to perform routine maintenance tasks like vacuuming, compaction, and retention to guarantee optimal performance.
Learn moreApache Iceberg tables maintain statistics about data distribution and partitioning. Use these statistics to identify potential performance bottlenecks and optimize your queries.
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Query legacy Hive tables and new Iceberg tables from a single, unified engine.
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Schedule routine data maintenance operations on your Apache Iceberg tables with Jobs.
Continuously ingest data from Kafka-compliant topics into Apache Iceberg tables in cloud object storage.
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