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MCP 2026-07-28 Spec: Stateless MCP for Data Platforms

MCP 2026-07-28 Spec: Stateless MCP for Data Platforms

MCP 2026-07-28 shipped July 28, 2026: no initialize handshake, no session IDs, a new server/discover call. What stateless MCP means for data platform tools.

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The Metric Contract Mandate: Standardizing Semantic Layers Before AI Agent Access

The Metric Contract Mandate: Standardizing Semantic Layers Before AI Agent Access

What a metric contract contains (definition, grain, owner, freshness, tests, access) and why a semantic layer needs one before AI agents are allowed to query.

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Multi-Engine Catalog Federation with Apache Polaris: Syncing Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure Metadata

Multi-Engine Catalog Federation with Apache Polaris: Syncing Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure Metadata

How Apache Polaris federates Iceberg catalogs across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, covering identity mapping, scoped credentials, namespaces, and pitfalls.

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ASF vs Linux Foundation vs CNCF: Which Fits a New Project?

ASF vs Linux Foundation vs CNCF: Which Fits a New Project?

Pick the ASF for vendor-neutral, individual-led governance, the Linux Foundation for a funded company consortium, or the CNCF for cloud native infrastructure.

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