Hadoop modernization: AI ready hybrid analytics stack from storage to SQL engine

Your business has decided it’s finally time to modernize your Hadoop environment! Before you get too far into the weeds, know you have options – you’re no longer forced to go all in the cloud if that’s not what your data, analytics, and AI strategy requires. In this technical session, we explore best practices to upgrade your on-premises Hadoop architecture with an engine replacement, yes you can simply replace Hive/Impala with enhanced OS Trino, a more price-performant MPP SQL query engine. Feeling more ambitious? Consider building a modern on-premises or hybrid data architecture without Hadoop that is AI-ready – with new storage, new compute, access to more data, and faster SQL.

In this session you will learn:

• How to replace Hive/Impala without touching complicating your HDFS set-up.
• The benefits of a modern SQL engine that was built to solve the performance challenges of Hive/Impala
• How to approach a modern on-premises or hybrid architecture that is ready for AI with Starburst + Dell
• The role an Icehouse, the best version of a data lakehouse can play in your modernization journey