Iceberg REST Catalog Now Supported in BigLake Metastore for Open Data Interoperability
Original URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/biglake-metastore-now-supports-iceberg-rest-catalog/
Article Written: November 20, 2025
Added: November 20, 2025
Type: product
Summary
Google Cloud has announced the general availability of Iceberg REST Catalog support in BigLake metastore, enhancing open data interoperability across various data engines. This fully-managed, serverless metastore allows users to query data using their preferred engines, including Apache Spark and BigQuery, without the need for data duplication. The integration with Dataplex Universal Catalog provides comprehensive governance and lineage capabilities. Organizations like Spotify are already leveraging this technology to build modern lakehouse platforms.
đź’ Your Thoughts
BigLake metastore is Google Cloud’s fully-managed, serverless, and scalable runtime metastore based on the industry-standard Apache Iceberg REST Spec。 Anything similar on AWS stack? Glue data catalogue?