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• 8 MIN READ•Apr 29, 2026

  Hash, Sort-Merge, Broadcast: How Distributed Joins Work

  Distributed joins move data across the network using shuffle, broadcast, or co-location strategies. Here is how each works and when engines choose which.

  distributed join algorithmsshuffle joinbroadcast join
• 7 MIN READ•Apr 29, 2026

  When Catalogs Are Embedded in Storage

  S3 Tables and MinIO AI Stor embed the Iceberg catalog directly in the storage layer. Here is when embedded catalogs make sense and when they do not.

  embedded Iceberg catalogS3 TablesMinIO AI Stor
• 7 MIN READ•Apr 29, 2026

  Partitioning, Sharding, and Data Distribution Strategies

  Hash partitioning distributes data evenly. Range partitioning enables fast range scans. Both create tradeoffs. Here is how databases divide data across storage and nodes.

  data partitioningdatabase shardingpartition pruning