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IBM Embraces Iceberg, Presto in New Watsonx Data Lakehouse

IBM yesterday unveiled watsonx.data, a new data lakehouse offering for cloud and on-prem that will use object storage and Apache Iceberg, an open data format. Big Blue launched two other offerings in the new watsonx fami Read more…

IBM Joins the Presto Foundation with Acquisition of Ahana

IBM has acquired Ahana, a startup providing managed and commercial versions of the Presto open source distributed query engine, for an undisclosed amount. “We believe that this is an exciting time for the Presto pro Read more…

What’s Up with Cloud in 2023? Industry Predictions

The cloud is unavoidable these days, as it has become the default infrastructure for many data workloads. But cracks are appearing in the cloud’s walls, thanks to cost overruns and fear of lock-in. Those are just some Read more…

New C++ Acceleration Library Velox Juices Code Execution Up To 8x

Momentum is building around Velox, a new C++ acceleration library that can deliver a 2x to 8x speedup for computational engines like Presto, Spark, and PyTorch, and likely others in the future. The open source technology Read more…

Starburst Acquires Fellow Trino Supplier, Varada

Starburst solidified its position in the market for next-gen data analytics engines yesterday with the acquisition of Varada, a former competitor that developed and sold an analytics engine based on Presto. Terms of the Read more…

Ahana Launches ‘Forever Free’ Presto Service, Series A Top-Off

Ahana today announced a free version of its hosted Presto service that can run on a six-node EC2 cluster indefinitely. It also added another $7.2 million to its previously announced Series A round, giving the startup mor Read more…

The Upcoming Year in Big Data: A 2022 Preview

The world of big data is a never-ending roller coaster of new technologies, new techniques, and an ever-growing tsunami of data. As we roll into 2022, we turn to the community of big data practitioners and solution provi Read more…

2022 Big Data Predictions from the Cloud

The pandemic marked an inflection point for the growth of cloud platforms in 2020, as organizations scrambled to keep their applications running. That general pattern has continued through 2021, and the cloud looms even Read more…

Alluxio Nabs $50M, Preps for Growth in Data Orchestration

Data orchestration software provider Alluxio today announced the close of an oversubscribed $50-million Series C round, which its CEO plans to spend on a global expansion. It also launched version 2.7 of its software, wh Read more…

Ahana Grabs $20M to Grow Presto Biz

Presto startup Ahana today announced the completion of its Series A round led by Third Point Ventures, netting it $20 million in capital to grow its data lake analytics business, which currently runs on AWS but will be e Read more…

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Ahana Cofounders Make 2023 Data Predictions

Dec 19, 2022 |

San Mateo, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 – Ahana’s Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Steven Mih and Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, Dave Simmon predict major developments in cloud, data analytics, open lakehouses and open source in 2023. Read more…

Ahana to Present About Presto’s Query Optimizer and Velox Open Source Project at PrestoCon

Nov 30, 2022 |

San Mateo, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 – Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced its participation at PrestoCon, a day dedicated to all things Presto taking place virtually and in-person at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on December 7 – Read more…

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