How are Apache Iceberg tables typically created and managed in watsonx.data?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation and Infographic
Iceberg tables in watsonx.data are created using standard SQL DDL through Presto or Spark; the engine writes Iceberg metadata files to the object storage bucket and registers the table in the Hive Metastore.
Full explanation below image
Full Explanation
Iceberg tables in watsonx.data are created using standard SQL DDL through Presto or Spark; the engine writes Iceberg metadata files to the object storage bucket and registers the table in the Hive Metastore. The incorrect options ("By manually editing JSON metadata files in the object storage bucket", "By importing tables from a commercial data warehouse using proprietary connectors", "By converting Delta Lake tables automatically during ingestion") are distractors that don't fully capture the concept described.