AI has become an unavoidable topic across various industries since the launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, leading many companies to transform into AI companies quickly.
Databricks, Snowflake, and Elasticsearch have all shifted to AI data platforms or AI-ready data analytics and search products.
The article explores the relationship between Lakehouse and AI in the data analytics domain, focusing on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) introduced by Anthropic in late 2024.
MCP serves as a communication protocol between large models and data sources, facilitating easy interaction and collaboration.
By integrating with MCP, tools like Claude Desktop have enhanced efficiency in working with AI data sources.
Apache Doris MCP Server allows for direct access and exploration of data stored in Apache Doris, demonstrating the integration of AI models with data services.
The use of a Data Lake enables seamless collaboration among different compute engines in AI development, ensuring data consistency and real-time access.
Analytics engines like Apache Doris provide high performance and richer SQL expression capabilities, supporting complex AI scenarios with acceptable user experience.
In the AI era, open data formats like Iceberg and data APIs play crucial roles in enabling seamless data integration and analysis for AI applications.
Apache Doris supports both open data formats and APIs, positioning itself as a leading data analytics engine for AI applications.
Future articles will delve into more features of Lakehouse architecture, real-time data warehouses, and query engines like Doris in supporting AI applications and data analysis.