Panel Discussion: The rise of open source data catalogs featuring: Unity Catalog, DataHub, Apache Gravitino, and Apache Polaris (Incubating)

Denny Lee, Sr. Staff Developer Advocate @ Databricks

Lisa N. Cao, Apache Gravitino Product Manager @ Datastrato

Shirshanka Das, Co-Founder & CTO @ Acryl Data

Kyle Weller, Head of Product @ Onehouse

Russell Spitzer, Principal Engineer @ Snowflake

In the last 5 years, the data landscape has rapidly evolved to a preference for independent, neutral storage decoupled from compute layers, databases, warehouses, etc. While this architectural pattern, often called a data lakehouse, provides excellent freedom for your data, the tradeoff is that it is naturally lacking in data governance.

Data Catalogs on data lakes are rapidly becoming a hotspot of focus and investment for many organizations and communities. With a large ecosystem of options, a few key open source data catalogs have recently risen in popularity: Unity Catalog, DataHub, Apache Gravitino, and Apache Polaris. Come join this panel discussion which features experts and community leaders from each of these prominent open source communities. We will discuss why open source driven data governance is important and we will dive into what each of these catalogs are doing for the industry.

Want to learn more? Check out these resources from our co-chair Onehouse:

Where & when?

Open Source Data Summit 2025 will be held on October 8th, 2025.

What is the cost of access to the live virtual sessions?

OSDS is always free and open for all to attend.

What is Open Source Data Summit?

OSDS is a peer-to-peer gathering of data industry professionals, experts, and enthusiasts to explore the dynamic landscape of open source data tools and storage.

The central theme of OSDS revolves around the advantages of open source data products and their pivotal role in modern data ecosystems.

OSDS is the annual peer hub for knowledge exchange that fosters a deeper understanding of open source options and their role in shaping the data-driven future.

Who attends OSDS?

OSDS is attended by data engineers, data architects, developers, DevOps practitioners and managers, and data leadership.

Anyone who is looking for enriched perspectives on open source data tools and practical insights to navigate the evolving data landscape should attend this event.

On October 2nd, 2024 we convened for discussions about:
  • Benefits of open source data tools
  • Cost/performance trade-offs
  • Building data storage solutions
  • Challenges surrounding open source data tool integration
  • Solutions for the cost of storing, accessing, and managing data
  • Data streams and ingestion
  • Hub-and-spoke data integration models
  • Choosing the right engine for your workload
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