Amazon Redshift adds ALTER TABLE and writes for Iceberg tables

Amazon Redshift now supports writing directly to Apache Iceberg tables via AWS Glue Data Catalog and can modify Iceberg table schemas using ALTER TABLE DDL statements. This streamlines data pipelines by enabling in-place schema modifications, reducing complexity and latency previously associated with updating Iceberg table structures. The new capabilities benefit engineers and architects working with federated data lakes, particularly those using Iceberg tables with AWS Lake Formation.