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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…
This Just In
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…
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…
Aug 4, 2022 |
SAN MATEO, Calif., August 4, 2022 – Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, has announced many new industry accolades in 1H 2022. Read more…
Jul 14, 2022 |
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 14, 2022 — Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced its participation in PrestoCon Day, a day dedicated to all things Presto taking place virtually on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Read more…
Jul 23, 2020 |
SAN MATEO, Calif., — July 23, 2020 – Ahana, the SQL analytics company for Presto, announced the appointment of David E. Simmen as Chief Technology Officer. Read more…
Jun 30, 2020 |
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 30, 2020 – Ahana, the Presto-based analytics company, announced the availability of the completely open source PrestoDB Amazon Machine Image (AMI) on the AWS Marketplace as well as a PrestoDB container on DockerHub. Read more…
Jun 2, 2020 |
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 2, 2020 – Ahana, the Presto-based analytics company, announced it has raised $2.25 million in funding led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) along with participation from Leslie Ventures and other angel investors. Read more…
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