Starburst + Databricks

The Starburst + Databricks AI Summit 2025 highlighted the collaboration between Starburst and Databricks, focusing on data access and compute interoperability. The event featured a variety of activities, including a speakeasy soirée attended by industry leaders and a demo showcasing Starburst Galaxy's integration with Unity Catalog, enabling governed, cross-engine interoperability. Starburst emphasizes providing choice in data access, allowing users to access data stored in various formats like Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, or Hive, with the flexibility to run workloads regardless of where metadata is stored. This flexibility, coupled with interoperability with catalog options such as Hive Metastore and AWS Glue, aims to enhance the customer experience by minimizing metadata duplication and cutting storage costs. Starburst's commitment to choice-driven data management is underlined by its support for interoperable compute, allowing users to select their preferred catalogs and compute engines, ultimately providing a more flexible and efficient data management solution.