Diving into the Presto Native C++ Query Engine (Presto 2.0)

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For the past three years, engineers from Meta, Ahana (now IBM), Intel, and Bytedance have been working to build Velox, a state-of-the-art execution engine designed to be composable across compute engines. From this work came the native C++ Presto worker, a full rewrite of the Presto query execution engine built on Velox (also referred to…

Embracing Presto Open Source for Breakthrough Performance 

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At IBM, we are passionate about pushing the boundaries of data processing capabilities. To that end, we’re excited to share our latest groundbreaking work towards Presto 2.0, the next-generation version of Presto that includes a robust native C++ worker. This initiative not only strengthens the project’s technological foundations but also reiterates our dedication to the…