Scaling Zero Copy from 1 Trillion to 120 Trillion Rows with File Federation

2026-06-11

Zero Copy at Salesforce Data 360 evolved from Query Federation to Iceberg File Federation to support AI workloads across distributed enterprise data without centralizing it. The new architecture reduces cross-system compute overhead, preserves governance through temporary catalog-based access, and is being pushed by the need for real-time AI across major data platforms.