Transport Layer
$ icebrk
Icebreaker
Arrow-native data movement. The vessel that opens the lane.
MD-UTIL leg
Open transport
Costs far less than the incumbent enterprise data mover. The anti-lock-in statement of the fleet.
Why the name works
- 1.
Literally breaks the Iceberg format out of proprietary catalogs.
- 2.
Breaks through vendor lock-in — ADBC is the neutral, Arrow-native path through walled gardens. No proprietary drivers, no per-connector tax.
- 3.
The ship class itself: opens routes other ships can’t take. One capable vessel opens the lane, everything cheaper follows behind.
In the chain of command
Icebreaker handles boundary-crossing transport (ADBC, Iceberg interchange) — the last leg after Reef, Marl, and Bosun.