Announcing Starburst & Trino Support for Polaris Catalog for Apache Iceberg

Starburst and Trino have announced support for the open-source Polaris Catalog, a significant development for Apache Iceberg integration in data lakehouse environments. The Polaris Catalog, which implements the Iceberg REST Catalog specification, aims to facilitate multi-engine interoperability by maintaining metadata pointers for Iceberg tables, thus supporting engines like Trino, Apache Spark, and Snowflake. This advancement enables users to utilize open data formats and access control across various engines, reducing reliance on proprietary systems and enhancing data governance. By integrating with Polaris Catalog, Starburst and Trino provide flexibility in choosing data processing engines, allowing organizations to optimize performance and cost-efficiency by leveraging open architectures. As part of this integration, Starburst is enhancing its managed platform, Starburst Galaxy, to support Polaris, further empowering users to handle diverse workloads efficiently.