The document discusses several key topics in Apache HBase:
1. Procedure version 2 introduces a new framework for running operations like create/drop table and region assignment as procedures with distinct phases.
2. Assignment Manager version 2 uses procedures and improves region assignment and load balancing.
3. Backup/restore now supports HDFS, S3, ADLS and WASB. Snapshots can also be used for backup.
4. Compacting memstore allows in-memory flushing and compaction to improve performance through pipelining.