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Add Ballista 54.0.0 release announcement blog post - #199

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Draft blog post announcing the Apache DataFusion Ballista 54.0.0 release.

Follows the structure of the 53.0.0 announcement, focused on what actually landed in 54.0.0: the DataFusion 54 upgrade, Adaptive Query Execution improvements (broadcast join, remote object store fix, chaos-monkey testing), static-planner broadcast joins, the Web TUI, pre-built physical plan submission, shuffle/executor improvements, REST API and observability additions, job lifecycle changes, benchmarking/correctness work, and notable bug fixes.

Sourced from the 54.0.0 changelog.

Notes for reviewers:

  • The publish date (2026-07-12 in the filename and front matter) is a placeholder and should be updated to the actual release date.
  • No screenshots are embedded yet; the Web TUI section is a natural place to add one or two if desired.

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thanks @andygrove

A versioned [upgrade guide] is now published for 54.0.0, documenting the changes needed to move from the
previous release.

[upgrade guide]: https://datafusion.apache.org/ballista/user-guide/upgrade.html

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link not valid, at least for me

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fixed, thanks

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andygrove marked this pull request as ready for review July 15, 2026 20:36
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andygrove merged commit dc8b247 into apache:main Jul 15, 2026
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