ZeroCopy

Turning the database inside out again

How Kafka and Iceberg are rebuilding database primitives. indexing, caching, and deduplication outside the database engine.

Jan 29 • Tom Scott

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November 2025

Making Iceberg Real-time

Apache Iceberg is the latest entry in the never ending quest for a simple, single way to store and process data at scale.

Nov 19, 2025 • Tom Scott

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October 2025

The 9 Ways to Move Data Kafka -> Iceberg

Exploring the trade-offs between zero-copy and copy architectures

Oct 20, 2025 • Tom Scott

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August 2025

Why Kafka + Iceberg Will Define the Next Decade of Data Infrastructure

How two open standards can replace pipeline sprawl with a unified, low-cost, and future-proof data architecture.

Aug 27, 2025 • Tom Scott

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Kafka -> Iceberg Hurts: The Hidden Cost of Table Format Victory

Iceberg won the table format wars! And with victory come the spoils

Aug 5, 2025 • Tom Scott

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July 2025

Coming soon

This is ZeroCopy.

Jul 7, 2025 • Tom Scott