A setting on a Delta table that writes Iceberg metadata as well, letting Iceberg clients query the data while all writes still go through Delta.
Also called UniForm, Universal Format.
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Terms in this definition
- Event
Table in Log Analytics where entries from Windows event logs are kept.
- Metadata
Describes data rather than being the data itself, for instance how a file is laid out or what rows each chunk contains, so tools can read things efficiently.
- ALL
A DAX function that ignores any filters and gives back every row of a table or every value of the named columns. Used within CALCULATE, it works as a modifier that clears filters, although REMOVEFILTERS states that intent more clearly where it is available.
Related terms
- Modern authentication
A model where apps rely on a single central identity provider for sign-in and access decisions instead of each handling them alone, which brings uniform policy, single sign-on and better oversight.
- Operational backup
Blob protection in Azure Backup that brings a uniform retention policy to many storage accounts.
- Orchestration mode
Decides how a Virtual Machine Scale Set handles its VMs: Uniform, or the recommended Flexible. It is picked at creation and fixed afterwards.