Andrea Bozzo | Blog

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I write about Data Engineering, Rust, Go, Python and open source technologies.

Exploring lakehouse architectures, real-time streaming and the modern data world.

Polars - Extremely Fast DataFrames

Closing the Rust Circle: High-Performance Data Analysis with Polars

Polars completes the Rust data engineering ecosystem: lazy evaluation, Apache Arrow, and native Iceberg V3 integration for performant analytics that compete with distributed clusters. The third pillar of the RisingWave + Lakekeeper + Polars stack.

December 3, 2025 路 25 min 路 5162 words 路 Andrea Bozzo
Lakekeeper Architecture Overview

Lakekeeper: The Apache Iceberg REST Catalog Written in Rust

An exploration of Lakekeeper, the Iceberg REST catalog in Rust that completes the data engineering ecosystem: enterprise security with vended credentials, multi-tenancy, and RisingWave integration to build streaming lakehouses without JVM

November 22, 2025 路 10 min 路 2019 words 路 Andrea Bozzo
RisingWave Architecture

RisingWave and Iceberg-Rust: When Real-Time Streaming Meets Modern Data Lake

The partnership between RisingWave and Iceberg-Rust represents a window into where modern data engineering is heading: real-time CDC streaming, intelligent hybrid delete strategy, and a performant Rust ecosystem challenging JVM dominance.

November 10, 2025 路 8 min 路 1656 words 路 Andrea Bozzo