Next-generation storage for the modern Data Lakehouse and AI

Next-Generation Storage for the Modern Data Lakehouse and AI
📅 Date: November 20, 2025
🕟 Time: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST
📍 Venue: Cloudera Office, Santa Clara

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### Event Overview

As data continues to scale across hybrid and cloud environments, modern data lakehouse architectures demand storage systems that are not only scalable and reliable, but also optimized for AI and high-performance analytics.
Join us for an evening of in-depth discussions and demos with experts from the Apache Ozone community as we explore innovations in storage design, data tiering, and performance optimization — all geared towards next-generation data and AI workloads.
This in-person event is a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers, architects, and open-source enthusiasts building the future of scalable data platforms.

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### Agenda

--> 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Check-in, Welcome & Networking
--> 5:00 PM – 5:10 PM: Apache Ozone Adoption Growth - Shiv Moorthy
Insights on how Ozone is getting adopted and growing.
--> 5:10 PM – 5:30 PM: AWS STS Design for Ozone S3 - Fabian Morgan
Explore how Ozone STS design achieves data sharing capabilities in scalable lake house environments.
--> 5:30 PM – 5:50 PM: Event Notifications for Distributed Storage (Ozone), Paul Scott-Murphy
Paul will discuss the design choices required to introduce event notifications for storage systems, and how these apply to Apache Ozone. Topics will include correctness, optimization, downstream use cases, design options to complement Ozone operation, and work remaining through the community.
--> 5:50 PM – 6:10 PM: GenAI: S3Vector Buckets API support in Ozone. Swaminathan Balachandran & Saketa Chandra Chalamchala
Explore how Ozone provides Amazon S3Vector compatible API and leverage fast vector store backend.
--> 6:10 PM – 6:30 PM: Apache Ozone State of the Union — Rishabh Patel, Sammi Chen
Learn about apache ozone exciting new features and releases.
--> 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Apache Ozone Best Practices at Shopee - Yiyang Zhou
Shopee has operated Ozone in production for over four years, storing billions of objects. This talk introduces two features we built for large-scale data lifecycle optimization: Object Lifecycle Management and Storage Class.
--> 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Networking, Q&A, and Refreshments
Gain insights into how Shopee leverages Apache Ozone for scalable and reliable storage in production.

Who Should Attend

• Data Engineers, Architects, and Platform Engineers
• Open Source Contributors and Enthusiasts
• AI/ML Practitioners looking to optimize data infrastructure
• Anyone interested in large-scale data storage and lakehouse technologies

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🎟️ RSVP Now to secure your spot — seats are limited!
Come ready to learn, share, and network with the community building the foundation for AI-ready data platforms.