The Evolution of Big Data Technology: Apache Pinot and StarTree
A Closer Look at Apache Pinot
You might know LinkedIn as the place where Apache Kafka was created to standardize streaming data. But there are other compelling open source projects to come out of the company, including Apache Pinot, which was designed to deliver rapid responses to a large number of concurrent OLAP queries upon fast-moving data.
The Birth of Apache Pinot
Kishore Gopalakrishna, one of the co-creators of Apache Pinot and the CEO and co-founder of StarTree, recently stopped by the Big Data Debrief to discuss the big data tech. Gopalakrishna and his LinkedIn colleague Subbu Subramaniam co-created Apache Pinot as a distributed columnar database back in 2015 to serve the social media company’s vast appetite for real-time queries on data flowing through Apache Kafka.
Rise to Popularity
The software grew popular among companies like Uber for its capability to serve SQL queries to thousands of external users with sub-second latency.
The Birth of StarTree
In 2018, Gopalakrishna and Xiang Fu co-founded StarTree to build a commercial business around the open source software.
A Commercial Business
To find out more, watch the video below.
Conclusion
Apache Pinot and StarTree have made significant contributions to the world of big data technology. With its ability to deliver rapid responses to a large number of concurrent OLAP queries upon fast-moving data, Apache Pinot has become a popular choice for companies looking to process large amounts of data. StarTree, the commercial business built around Apache Pinot, has also shown promise in the market.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Apache Pinot?
A: Apache Pinot is a distributed columnar database designed to deliver rapid responses to a large number of concurrent OLAP queries upon fast-moving data.
Q: Who created Apache Pinot?
A: Kishore Gopalakrishna and Subbu Subramaniam co-created Apache Pinot as a distributed columnar database in 2015 to serve the social media company’s vast appetite for real-time queries on data flowing through Apache Kafka.
Q: What is StarTree?
A: StarTree is a commercial business built around the open source software Apache Pinot.
Q: When was StarTree founded?
A: StarTree was founded in 2018 by Kishore Gopalakrishna and Xiang Fu.
