December 2024 Summaries

Starburst has announced enhancements in data security and infrastructure flexibility through the integration of AWS Cross-VPC resource access, facilitated by AWS PrivateLink and VPC Lattice, enabling seamless data querying using Trino without security concerns. This development simplifies the provisioning and maintenance of infrastructure by leveraging AWS RAM for streamlined authorization, reducing the need for manual coordination between parties. The new capability allows Starburst to deprecate some complexities in their data planes, enhancing flexibility, and enabling the re-provisioning of AWS EKS clusters. Users can now utilize Amazon VPC Lattice service networks for finer-grain secure connectivity to data sources, improving data access and ingestion processes, particularly in streaming ingestion scenarios, which previously required cumbersome manual connections.

Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP) 462-e.1 LTS release introduces significant features aimed at enhancing the performance, efficiency, and user experience of the Starburst Open Data Lakehouse. Key updates include the general availability of query result caching, which improves response times and reduces computational load by storing query outcomes in S3-compatible storage, and schema discovery, which facilitates the identification and querying of new tables and views. Additionally, a public preview of workload management allows users to manage resource group query admission without cluster restarts, ensuring optimal query workloads. The release also highlights developments in the Trino community, such as the removal of legacy Hadoop dependencies and bundled JDK support, which enhance platform capabilities and simplify Java dependency management. These advancements underscore Starburst's dedication to providing an advanced data analytics platform with tangible business benefits.