Partners Dremio and NetApp Deliver Scalable and Secure Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse Capabilities with Integrated Data Management and Analytics Solution

Dremio Corp. and NetApp, Inc. announced a joint Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse solution that addresses key challenges faced by data lake users, including enhancing operational efficiency and driving actionable insights.

By combining Dremio’s Unified Lakehouse Platform with NetApp’s StorageGRID, Ontap, and cloud solutions, the offering provides access to a wide array of data sources, empowering businesses to unlock new levels of analytical capabilities and business growth through advanced data-driven decision-making.

The Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse solution delivers a value proposition for customers. Dremio’s SQL Query Engine, Unified Analytics, and Enterprise Iceberg Catalog integrate with NetApp’s storage offerings. StorageGRID allows organizations to build scalable, secure data lakes, while ONTAP provides optimized access to data stored in NAS environments, making it accessible for analytics within Dremio. This combination enables businesses to manage, analyze, and scale their data across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments with greater ease.

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Together, the 2 companies deliver a solution that simplifies data management, accelerates time to value, and amplifies business insights. Features like role-based access control, comprehensive auditing, and data lineage ensure strong security and governance. Additionally, the solution minimizes data movement and duplication, leading to significant cost efficiencies, lower total cost of ownership, and increased scalability.

“Together with Dremio, we are providing flexibility and scale for our customers,” said Jim Stull, VP, technology partnerships, NetApp. “By integrating Dremio with NetApp’s StorageGRID for data lakes and ONTAP for NAS, the Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse solution empowers organizations to harness the full potential of their data while boosting performance and dramatically reducing costs.”

NetApp as Dremio Customer use case
NetApp itself has leveraged this joint solution for its Active IQ platform, which supports a range of internal and customer-facing analytics use cases. As data volumes grew, the company sought to modernize its existing Hadoop-based infrastructure.

By adopting the Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse, NetApp decoupled storage from compute, simplified data management, and achieved significant performance improvements such as:

• Reduced query times from 45 to 2mn.
• Realized a 60+% savings in compute costs.
• Achieved a 20x increase in query speed, and,
• Lowered TCO by more than 30%.

“Our partnership with NetApp is transformative for organizations seeking to accelerate data-driven decision-making,” said Roger Frey, VP alliances, Dremio. “The Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse solution simplifies the data journey, delivering faster insights, more agility, and reduced complexity. This helps businesses operate more efficiently and make smarter, more impactful decisions.”

Resources:
Blog: Accelerating Analytical Insight – The NetApp and Dremio Hybrid Iceberg Lakehouse Reference Architecture
About deployment and usage of the Dremio and NetApp Hybrid Iceberg Lakhouse solution: reference architecture.