How Starburst uses CockroachDB to eliminate data silos for distributed workloads

Trino (Formerly PrestoSQL) is a leading query engine that allows users to query data across distributed data sources and aggregate the results. Starburst delivers an open hybrid data lakehouse that addresses data silos, speed of access problems for their customers, and price-performant SQL analytics. It’s the fastest and most efficient SQL-based MPP query engine for lakehouse, data lake, data warehouse, or hybrid environments. It unlocks the value of distributed data in and around the data lake by making it fast and easy to access.

In order to support their global customer base, Starburst had to build an application that could span across multiple geographies, achieve massive scale, and ensure 24/7 uptime – which is why they built Starburst Galaxy, their fully managed cloud lakehouse, on CockroachDB.

How Starburst uses CockroachDB to eliminate data silos for distributed workloads
00:00 Why Starburst chose CockroachDB
00:14 What is Starburst? | A distributed, scalable analytics platform
00:39 CockroachDB use cases at Starburst
01:12 A multi-region database
01:42 How to keep latency low and developers happy
02:10 How CockroachDB makes global expansion simple

About CockroachDB:
Cockroach Labs is a pioneering software company at the forefront of database technology, dedicated to delivering resilient and scalable database solutions to run mission-critical workloads for the world's most important businesses. With a mission to scale when others fail, Cockroach Labs is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their data with its innovative cloud native distributed SQL database, CockroachDB.