Joining the Revolution

Adam Ferrari, newly appointed SVP of Engineering at Starburst, shares his enthusiasm for joining the company to drive the data lake analytics revolution. He reflects on his extensive experience in data warehousing and analytics, emphasizing two key lessons: the importance of data discovery beyond curated data warehouses, and the necessity of massively parallel and scalable cloud architectures. Drawing from his time at Salsify, where he led the creation of a comprehensive data lake, Ferrari highlights the benefits of a data lake architecture, which allows for incremental progress, cost-effective experimentation, and broad data utilization across an organization. He praises Starburst's architecture for enabling a seamless integration of existing systems with new experimental data sets, fostering innovation without the need for wholesale infrastructure changes. Ferrari believes that Starburst's focused approach in the data lake space positions it to be a leader in the industry, and he is eager to contribute to its mission of making data lakes a central part of data platforms.