Adam Ferrari, SVP of Engineering at Starburst, discusses building a Data Lake Analytics platform and the interesting work happening at Starburst. They explore the history and purpose of Starburst, the growth and interest in data lakes, and the challenges of building and maintaining a data lake. They also discuss the scalability, performance, and architecture of Trino, the open-source project that forms the foundation of Starburst. Finally, they highlight the challenges of managing a data lake, including integrating with streaming services and keeping up with evolving lake formats.
