Fundamentals

Building a lakehouse without solid fundamentals is like constructing a skyscraper on sand. The fascinating part isn’t their simplicity—it’s how they rewrite the rules of data architecture. Like the laws of physics, fundamentals define what’s possible in a lakehouse ecosystem.

ACID transactions and schema evolution aren’t just features—they’re foundational forces, like gravity, shaping everything above them. Teams that ignore these principles inevitably rebuild later, like fixing a foundation after the house is built.