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Data Stack Articles

Technical analysis of why the modern data stack is broken. Real-world lessons on building unified, scalable data platforms without the bloat.

The Context Lakehouse
AUGUST 14TH, 2026
Andre Noujaim

The Context Lakehouse

Architecture, Data Stack, Altertable Agent

Why the lakehouse is becoming the governed context foundation for humans, applications, and agents—not just an analytical destination.

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The DuckDB Bet
JULY 21ST, 2026
Sylvain Utard

The DuckDB Bet

Architecture, Engineering, Data Stack

DuckDB is showing up in warehouses, product-serving paths, and database servers. The shift is flexible execution without a central data copy.

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Data Warehouses & Lakehouses in 2026
JULY 20TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

Data Warehouses & Lakehouses in 2026

Architecture, Engineering, Data Stack

A practical 2026 comparison of warehouses and lakehouses, from Snowflake and BigQuery to Databricks, DuckDB, and Altertable.

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Lakehouse as Context Store
JULY 15TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

Lakehouse as Context Store

Architecture, Engineering, Data Stack

Why the lakehouse becomes the working context store for agents: live data, telemetry, definitions, and company knowledge in one governed foundation.

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Stack Drift
JUNE 30TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

Stack Drift

Architecture, Engineering, Data Stack

Why mature data stacks keep accumulating copy layers, and how direct relational federation gives dbt a simpler path over live operational sources.

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Introducing Altertable Workers
MAY 13TH, 2026
Yannick Utard

Introducing Altertable Workers

Product, Engineering, Data Stack

Most data platforms ask you to send the data to them. Altertable Workers flip that model; the runtime moves to where the data already lives.

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Lakehouse table formats in 2026
APRIL 14TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

Lakehouse table formats in 2026

Product, Engineering, Data Stack

There is no single “winning” lakehouse table format in 2026. What has emerged instead is a more interesting split.

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Rethinking the Lakehouse
JULY 30TH, 2025
Yannick Utard

Rethinking the Lakehouse

Architecture, Performance, Data Stack

Breaking down our storage and query architecture: why we're leaning into Apache Iceberg and why DuckDB is emerging as our real-time query engine of choice.

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The Data Stack Is Broken
MAY 20TH, 2025
Sylvain Utard

The Data Stack Is Broken

Data Stack, Architecture, Product

Most data sits idle—trapped behind complexity, bloated budgets, and brittle tooling. The modern data stack promised agility but delivered a slow, siloed maze.

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