IBM watsonx.data – a modern open data lakehouse architecture, built on Presto!

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    Today we are happy to share that IBM watsonx.data, a Presto-based Open Data Lakehouse architecture, is now generally available. Back in April we shared that IBM had joined the Presto Foundation through the acquisition of Ahana. To reiterate what we talked about then, we believe that this is an exciting time for the Presto open…

    IBM joins the Presto Foundation through acquisition of Ahana

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    Today we’re thrilled to share that IBM has acquired Ahana, the venture-backed SaaS for Presto startup company, and we want to write more about our belief in Open Source and why IBM and Ahana are joining forces for the benefit of Presto. We believe that this is an exciting time for the Presto project. We’re…