on the State and Future of AI, Microservices, DDD, Flow, Spring and Java

In today’s rapidly evolving data landscape, organisations face increasing pressure to maintain control and sovereignty over their data. After a quick introduction to Apache Iceberg and Apache Polaris (Incubating), this session will dive into a real world use case demonstrating how these technologies can power a robust, governance focused data platform. We’ll explore strategies to secure access to data, discuss upcoming roadmap features like RBAC, FGAC, and ABAC, and show how to build custom extensions to tailor governance to your organisation’s needs.

Apache Airflow relies on a silent symphony behind the scenes: its CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) and development tooling. This presentation explores the critical role these tools play in keeping Airflow efficient and innovative. We'll delve into how robust CI/CD ensures bug fixes and improvements are seamlessly integrated, while well-maintained development tools empower developers to contribute effectively.

Gris Cuevas shares some statistics about the state of D&I at the Apache Software Foundation and also the initiative the foundation is taking to make projects more diverse and inclusive. Then, Aizhamal shares her own journey on becoming an open source contributor, and dives into project specific initiatives that help Apache Airflow to be one of the most sustainable projects in open source.