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Building an open and interoperable data lakehouse with Starburst Galaxy

Published: July 31, 2024

Organizations are seeking an efficient, scalable, and secure way to manage and analyze their data. One way to achieve this is to migrate from Hive to Iceberg, enabling the creation of an open and interoperable data lakehouse. This modern approach supports cross-cloud and cross-region price-performant analytics at petabyte scale while democratizing secure data sharing with a single point of access to all your data while maintaining security and governance.

Benefits of migrating from Hive to Iceberg:

  • Scalability and flexibility: Iceberg is designed to handle large-scale data workloads efficiently. It offers the flexibility to operate seamlessly across various cloud environments.
  • Enhanced performance: Iceberg provides improved query performance, reducing the time and cost associated with data analytics.
  • Unified governance: With a single point of access and governance, Iceberg ensures that data security and compliance are maintained across all environments.

Transitioning to a cloud-centric data architecture with Starburst Galaxy

Starburst Galaxy offers a fully managed lakehouse platform. Galaxy combines the power of Trino and Apache Iceberg to deliver high-performance analytics with minimal administrative overhead.

Key Benefits of Starburst Galaxy:

  • Scalability and flexibility of cloud infrastructure
    • Leverage the scalability of cloud infrastructure to handle growing data needs.
    • Flexibility to operate in multi-cloud environments, ensuring your data is always where you need it.
  • Advanced features
    • Real-time data ingestion: Streamline the process of getting data into your lakehouse.
    • Automated data management: Reduce manual intervention with automated processes for data management.
    • AI-driven optimizations: Utilize AI to optimize data storage and query performance.
  • Unified data governance and security
    •  Ensure consistent data governance policies across all cloud environments.
    •  Maintain high standards of security, safeguarding sensitive information.

The Icehouse: A game changer in data management

The Icehouse is a a fully-managed platform built on open-source Trino and Apache Iceberg to provide the most open, price-performant, and integrated data lakehouse:

  • Interoperability: Enables seamless data sharing and collaboration across different platforms and regions.
  • Performance: Achieve faster query performance and efficient data processing at scale.
  • Governance: Ensuring data integrity and compliance across the board with centralized governance framework

Summary

Transitioning from Hive to Iceberg and leveraging Starburst Galaxy’s advanced lakehouse platform can significantly enhance your organization’s data analytics capabilities. By embracing this modern approach, you can achieve scalable, high-performance analytics with robust governance and security. Discover the power of an open and interoperable data lakehouse and take your data strategy to the next level with Starburst Galaxy.

Learn more about how the Icehouse can revolutionize your data management strategy with the Icehouse: https://www.starburst.io/platform/starburst-galaxy/icehouse/ 

Get started with Starburst Galaxy today: https://www.starburst.io/platform/starburst-galaxy/

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