https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Database Articles feed https://www.infoq.com/articles/lakehouse-sql-identifier-rules/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Database-articles <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/lakehouse-sql-identifier-rules/en/headerimage/lakehouse-sql-identifier-rules-header-1776241856705.jpg"/><p>Lakehouse architectures enable multiple engines to operate on shared data using open table formats such as Apache Iceberg. However, differences in SQL identifier resolution and catalog naming rules create interoperability failures. This article examines these behaviors and explains why enforcing consistent naming conventions and cross-engine validation is critical.</p> <i>By Maninder Parmar</i> Database Apache Iceberg Data Lake SQL Data Portability Data Catalog AI, ML & Data Engineering Architecture & Design article Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/lakehouse-sql-identifier-rules/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Database-articles Maninder Parmar 2026-04-17T09:00:00Z /articles/lakehouse-sql-identifier-rules/en