OptimaFlo Glossary
Data glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms behind an AI-run data stack.
What is an AI data team?
An AI data team is a group of AI agents that connects sources, builds pipelines, writes SQL, and builds dashboards, with a person approving what ships.
Read the definitionWhat is Apache Iceberg?
Apache Iceberg is an open table format that adds ACID transactions, schema evolution, and time travel to data lake files, without vendor lock-in.
Read the definitionWhat do bronze, silver, and gold mean in data pipelines?
Bronze, silver, and gold are the traditional names for medallion architecture's three data layers. OptimaFlo calls them Raw, Clean, and Ready.
Read the definitionWhat is BYOC?
BYOC (bring your own cloud) means a platform deploys into your own AWS or GCP account, so your data and compute never leave it.
Read the definitionWhat is a data lakehouse?
A data lakehouse combines a data lake's low-cost, flexible storage with a data warehouse's ACID transactions and schema guarantees, on one set of tables.
Read the definitionWhat is medallion architecture?
Medallion architecture organizes a data platform into layers: Raw, Clean, and Ready, each one closer to a trusted, business-ready table.
Read the definitionWhat is schema evolution?
Schema evolution lets a table adapt when a source adds, renames, or changes a column type, without rebuilding the table or breaking a running pipeline.
Read the definitionWhat are time travel queries?
A time travel query reads a table as it existed at a past snapshot. OptimaFlo has a live time travel page backed by Apache Iceberg snapshots.
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