DataBee + Apache Iceberg: Simplifying Security Data Management

DataBee and Apache Iceberg: Breaking Down Data Platform Barriers

Author: Prakhar Garg
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Organizations need flexibility when it comes to storing and analyzing their security data. While DataBee has always helped organizations manage their security data effectively, our integration with Apache Iceberg takes this capability to the next level.

How Iceberg Transforms Your Data Experience

Apache Iceberg is an open table format (OTF) that provides powerful capabilities for large-scale data lake operations. It enables organizations to seamlessly work with their data across all major cloud providers and analytics platforms. While providing cross-platform compatibility and vendor independence, Iceberg also offers key technical advantages including:

• Schema evolution and time travel capabilities
• High-performance querying through partition pruning and metadata indexing
• ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability) transaction support for data consistency
• Optimized file compaction and cleanup processes

DataBee + Iceberg Helps Simplify Your Data Journey

The integration with Apache Iceberg enables DataBee to meet customers where they are in their data journey. Whether organizations have sophisticated data infrastructure or are just getting started, the DataBee security data fabric platform can support their needs:

• Flexible Infrastructure Options:
  
  • Cloud Storage: Direct integration with major storage options like AWS S3 and Azure Blob Storage
  • Data Lakes: Seamless compatibility with Snowflake, Databricks, and other major platforms
  • Future-Ready: Planned support for on-premises storage solutions
• Standardized Data Schema:
  
  • Built on OCSF (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework) for consistent security data normalization across all platforms

Key benefits of DataBee + Iceberg include:

• DataBee handles OCSF schema evolution seamlessly across all of your data sources, ensuring your security data stays up to date and ready for analysis
• Zero infrastructure requirements: You can start your security data transformation journey without having to make specific data analytics investments
• Maintain data consistency across environments
• Unified data access across workflows
• Leverage familiar analytics tools your team already knows like Tableau and AWS Athena

Maximizing Your Data Investment

By leveraging Apache Iceberg as its data storage format, DataBee delivers platform independence and flexibility to our customers. Organizations can now implement DataBee without investing in additional data infrastructure, removing what can sometimes be a barrier to entry. This strategic choice eliminates the need for specific business intelligence tools or platforms, fundamentally changing how organizations can approach their security data management. Whether you need to correlate cloud security findings with endpoint data or analyze authentication patterns across your entire infrastructure, DataBee's Iceberg integration helps make it seamless.

If organizations have already made infrastructure investments, they can seamlessly utilize their existing data lake infrastructure, making the transition to using DataBee smooth and cost-effective. Security teams can now switch between different query engines without disruption, enabling them to perform sophisticated threat hunting and security analytics while maintaining consistent data quality and accessibility. This flexibility extends to both data storage and analysis, ensuring organizations maintain control over their technology stack while leveraging DataBee's advanced security analytics capabilities.

Building for the Future

By embracing open standards like Apache Iceberg, DataBee demonstrates its commitment to providing flexible, future-proof solutions. Organizations can confidently build their security data strategies knowing they won't be locked into proprietary formats or specific vendors.

This approach aligns with our core mission of making security data accessible and actionable while respecting our customers' technology choices and investment decisions.

Getting Started

All you need to get started with DataBee and its integration with Apache Iceberg is your cloud storage bucket, and we'll show you how to unlock more value from your existing data. See DataBee in action by requesting a custom demo.