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The general idea behind Presto is to allow anybody to use the standard SQL query language to run interactive queries against a vast amount
of data that can sit in a variety of sources.Like so many other open-source companies, Starburst plans to monetize Presto, which was
originally developed at Facebook and open-sourced in 2013, by adding a number of enterprise-centric features on top, with the obvious focus
being security features like role-based access control, as well as connectors to enterprise systems like Teradata, Snowflake and DB2, and a
management console where users can configure the cluster to auto-scale, for example.The Starburst co-founders, Justin Borgman and Matt
After their tenure at Teradata, they decided to focus on turning Presto into an enterprise-grade service, and, after a few years, they
then access data anywhere, using regular SQL queries, without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure that makes it all
somewhat similar pitches from other companies as well, including the likes of Databricks
Python notebooks, and writing code in Scala
Like similar open-source companies, chances are Starburst will, sooner or later, offer Presto as a managed service, too, though Borgman
That already made Starburst a good fit for a potential investment, though he also notes that bringing the Presto founders on board helped
