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Starburst Bolsters Trino Platform as Datanova Begins
Starburst today rolled out a host of enhancements to its Trino-based analytics platform for the cloud, called Galaxy, including support for Python, new caching and indexing features, and a new data catalog. The company u Read more…
Starburst Announces New Data Product Functionality
Starburst has announced enhanced functionality for its Data Products software with new cross-cloud analytics capabilities for Starburst Enterprise customers. The new capabilities are supported by Starburst Stargate, a Read more…
Big Data Career Notes: August 2022 Edition
In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…
Data Mesh: What’s In It For The Business?
Chief Data Officers view their company’s business strategy through a data-tinted lens. As a CDO, I was focused on delivering data-driven business outcomes (value) through a sustainable data foundation (culture and gove 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…
ThoughtSpot Prepares for Next Decade of Data
ThoughtSpot turns 10 next month, a birthday that seems at odds with the enormous changes the data analytics company has lived through the past three years. Here at its Beyond 2022 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Thought Read more…
Google Cloud Opens Door to the Lakehouse with BigLake
Google Cloud made its way into the lakehouse arena today with the launch of Big Lake, a new storage engine that melds the governance of its data warehousing offering, BigQuery, with the flexibility of open data formats a Read more…
Starburst Nabs $250M for Open Analytics on Data Mesh
Starburst today announced the completion of a $250 million Series D round of financing that values the analytics company at $3.35 billion. It also unveiled new product feature as it kicked off its virtual Datanova: Data Read more…
Big Data Career Notes: December 2021 Edition
In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…
Starburst Unveils Cross-Cloud Analytics Service
Starburst today announced that users of its managed analytics service, Galaxy, can now access and analyze data residing in AWS, GCP, and Azure with a single query. This is an industry first for a managed service, the com Read more…
This Just In
BOSTON, March 9, 2023 — Starburst today announced that it has been recognized as a ‘Leader’ and ‘Outperformer’ in the March 2023 GigaOm Radar Report for Data Lakes and Lakehouses. Read more…
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023 — Datanami, the leading publication covering big data, analytics, and AI news, today unveiled its BigDATAwire People to Watch for 2023. This feature highlights key community members who are poised to drive the industry forward in the coming year. Read more…
BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2023 — Starburst today at its third annual Datanova conference announced the recipients of its inaugural Data Rebel Awards! These awards celebrate the best customers, partners, and leaders that embody the spirit of a true “Data Rebel” Read more…
BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2023 –Today at its third annual Datanova conference, Starburst announced platform updates that significantly speed performance while reducing barriers to increased data consumption. Read more…
BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2023 — New market research led by independent consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and sponsored by Red Hat and Starburst explores organizational challenges related to exponential growth in data volumes and rapid innovation across the data stack. Read more…
BOSTON, Jan. 5, 2023 — Starburst today announced it will host its third annual Datanova conference on February 8th & 9th, 2023. Focused on highlighting how innovative data leaders are adapting to rapid change and approaching data-driven strategies in 2023 and beyond, this two-day virtual event will feature talks and sessions from the individuals re-shaping the future of data management and analytics. Read more…
BOSTON, Nov. 29, 2022 — Starburst, the analytics anywhere company, today announced a new Starburst Enterprise support with AWS Lake Formation to help joint customers implement the technical aspects of data mesh. Read more…
BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 22 2020 — Starburst today announced that Eric Hwang is joining its engineering team as a Distinguished Engineer. This important milestone in the history of open source Presto reunites the four individuals who created Presto while at Facebook. Read more…
BOSTON, July 22, 2020 – Starburst, the Presto company, today announced core features in the Q2 release of Starburst Enterprise Presto 338-e geared towards helping the Hadoop community future-proof their data currently in Hadoop, offering consistent data access for companies preparing to migrate to cloud object storage. Read more…
BOSTON, June 16, 2020 — Starburst, the Presto company, announced $42 million in Series B financing to unlock the value of data by helping teams access it anywhere. Read more…