How does R integrate with modern data lakehouse architectures (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi)?

R integrates with lakehouse systems via Arrow, Spark, and database connectors to query versioned, columnar datasets.

Lakehouse architectures unify data lakes and warehouses using formats like Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, and Hudi. R typically interacts through Spark (sparklyr), Arrow datasets, or JDBC/ODBC. These systems support ACID transactions, schema evolution, and time travel queries, enabling R to work on consistent snapshots of massive datasets without full ingestion.