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Ahana Adds New Awards and Industry Recognitions for Data and Analytics Innovations

Feb 21, 2023

Mountain View, Calif. – February 21, 2023 – Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced many new awards and industry accolades for its data and analytics innovations as it … Continue reading Ahana Adds New Awards and Industry Recognitions for Data and Analytics Innovations

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Ahana Cofounders Make 2023 Data Predictions

Dec 19, 2022

Open Lakehouses, End User Simplicity, Open Source Managed Services and SQL Workloads Will Dominate SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 — Ahana’s Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Steven Mih and Cofounder and … Continue reading Ahana Cofounders Make 2023 Data Predictions

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Ahana to Present About Presto’s Query Optimizer and the Velox Source Project at PrestoCon

Nov 30, 2022

Dec. 7-8 all-things Presto event features speakers from Uber, Meta, Ahana, Alibaba Cloud, MinIO, Upsolver and more

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Ahana CEO Steven Mih Recognized as Top 50 SaaS CEO

Oct 25, 2022

The Software Report award commends CEO Steven Mih in support of Ahana’s commitment to the open SQL data lakehouse powered by Presto

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Ahana to Deliver Session About the Open Data Lakehouse at AI & Big Data Expo North America

Sep 28, 2022

San Mateo, Calif. – September 28, 2022 – Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced it will lead a session at AI & Big Data Expo North America about … Continue reading Ahana to Deliver Session About the Open Data Lakehouse at AI & Big Data Expo North America

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Ahana Joins Leading Open Source Innovators in its Commitment to the Velox Open Source Project Created by Meta

Aug 31, 2022

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced it is strengthening its commitment to the further development of the Velox Open Source Project, created by Meta, with the dedication of more engineers and significant contributors.

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Ahana Awarded Many Industry Recognitions and Accolades for Big Data, Data Analytics and Presto Innovations

Aug 3, 2022

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced many new industry accolades in 1H 2022.

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Ahana to Present About Presto on the Open Data Lakehouse at PrestoCon Day; Ahana Customer Blinkit to Discuss Its Presto on AWS Use Case

Jul 14, 2022

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced its participation in PrestoCon Day, a day dedicated to all things Presto taking place virtually on Thursday, July 21, 2022.

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Ahana Will Co-Lead Session At Data & AI Summit About Presto Open Source SQL Query Engine

Jun 23, 2022

Ahana Will Co-Lead Session At Data & AI Summit About Presto Open Source SQL Query Engine San Mateo, Calif. – June 23, 2022 — Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, … Continue reading Ahana Will Co-Lead Session At Data & AI Summit About Presto Open Source SQL Query Engine

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Ahana Announces Additional $7.2 Million Funding Led by Liberty Global Ventures and Debuts Free Community Edition of Ahana Cloud for Presto for the Open Data Lakehouse

Jun 16, 2022

Ahana Announces Additional $7.2 Million Funding Led by Liberty Global Ventures and Debuts Free Community Edition of Ahana Cloud for Presto for the Open Data Lakehouse 

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Ahana Will Co-Lead Session At Open Source Summit About Presto SQL Query Engine

Jun 14, 2022

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced that Rohan Pednekar, Ahana’s senior product manager, will co-lead a session with Meta Developer Advocate Philip Bell at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit about Presto, the Meta-born open source high performance, distributed SQL query engine.

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Ahana Announces New Presto Query Analyzer to Bring Instant Insights into Presto Clusters

May 18, 2022

With the Presto Query Analyzer, data platform teams can get instant insights into their Presto clusters including query performance, bandwidth bottlenecks, and much more. The Presto Query Analyzer was built for the Presto community and is free to use.

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Ahana Announces New Security Capabilities to Bring Next Level of Security to the Data Lake

Feb 23, 2022

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced significant new security features added to its Ahana Cloud for Presto managed service. They include multi-user support for Presto and Ahana, fine-grained access control for data lakes with deep Apache Ranger integration, and audit support for all access.

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Ahana Responds to Growing Demand for its SaaS for Presto on AWS with Appointment of Chief Revenue Officer

Jan 11, 2022

With over 20 years of enterprise experience, Andy brings expertise in developing significant direct and indirect routes to market across both pre and post sales organizations.

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Ahana Cofounders Make Data Predictions for 2022

Jan 5, 2022

Ahana’s Cofounder and Chief Product Officer, Dipti Borkar, and Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Steven Mih predict major developments in cloud, data analytics, databases and data warehousing in 2022.

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Ahana and Presto Praised for Technology Innovation and Leadership in Open Source, Big Data and Data Analytics with Recent Industry Awards

Dec 15, 2021

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced the addition of many new industry accolades in 2H 2021. Presto, originally created by Meta (Facebook) who open sourced and donated the project to Linux Foundation’s Presto Foundation, is the SQL query engine for the data lake. Ahana Cloud for Presto is the only SaaS for Presto on AWS, a cloud-native managed service that gives customers complete control and visibility of Presto clusters and their data. 

Ahana Cloud for Presto Delivers Deep Integration with AWS Lake Formation Through Participation in Launch Program

Ahana Cloud for Presto Delivers Deep Integration with AWS Lake Formation Through Participation in Launch Program

Dec 9, 2021

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, today announced Ahana Cloud for Presto’s deep integration with AWS Lake Formation, an Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) service that makes it easy to set up a secure data lake, manage security, and provide self-service access to data with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

Ahana Joins Leading Members of the Presto® Community at PrestoCon as Platinum Sponsor, Will Share Use Cases and Technology Innovations

Ahana Joins Leading Members of the Presto® Community at PrestoCon as Platinum Sponsor, Will Share Use Cases and Technology Innovations

Dec 1, 2021

Ahana, the only SaaS for Presto, announced today their participation at PrestoCon, a day dedicated to the open source Presto project taking place on Thursday, December 9, 2021.

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Ahana Achieves AWS Data & Analytics ISV Competency Status

Nov 10, 2021

Ahana, the Presto company, today announced that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data & Analytics ISV Competency status.

Ahana Cofounder Will Present Session At Next Gen Big Data Platforms Meetup hosted by LinkedIn About Open Data Lake Analytics

Ahana Cofounder Will Present Session At Next Gen Big Data Platforms Meetup hosted by LinkedIn About Open Data Lake Analytics

Nov 2, 2021

Ahana Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Dipti Borkar will present a session at Next Gen Big Data Platforms Meetup hosted by LinkedIn about open data lake analytics.

Ahana Cofounder Will Co-lead Session At OSPOCon 2021 About Presto SQL Query Engine

Ahana Cofounder Will Co-lead Session At OSPOCon 2021 About Presto SQL Query Engine

Sep 21, 2021

San Mateo, Calif. – September 21, 2021 — Ahana, the SaaS for Presto company, today announced that its Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Dipti Borkar will co-lead a session with … Continue reading Ahana Cofounder Will Co-lead Session At OSPOCon 2021 About Presto SQL Query Engine

Ahana Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program to Expand Access to Its Presto Managed Service for Fast SQL on Amazon S3 Data Lakes

Ahana Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program to Expand Access to Its Presto Managed Service for Fast SQL on Amazon S3 Data Lakes

Sep 14, 2021

Ahana also selected into the invite-only AWS Global Startup Program San Mateo, Calif. – September 14, 2021 — Ahana, the Presto company, today announced it has been accepted into the … Continue reading Ahana Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program to Expand Access to Its Presto Managed Service for Fast SQL on Amazon S3 Data Lakes

Presto Company Ahana Raises $20M Series A Led By Third Point Ventures To Redefine Open Data Lake Analytics

Presto Company Ahana Raises $20M Series A Led By Third Point Ventures To Redefine Open Data Lake Analytics

Aug 3, 2021

Funding comes on heels of major momentum in customer and community adoption for Presto San Mateo, Calif. – August 3, 2021 — Ahana, the SaaS for Presto company, today announced … Continue reading Presto Company Ahana Raises $20M Series A Led By Third Point Ventures To Redefine Open Data Lake Analytics

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Ahana Demonstrates Major Momentum in Customer and Community Adoption for Presto 1H 2021

Jun 24, 2021

The Presto company also shows significant product momentum with numerous accolades and industry recognition  San Mateo, Calif. – June 24, 2021 — Ahana, the Presto company, today announced major momentum … Continue reading Ahana Demonstrates Major Momentum in Customer and Community Adoption for Presto 1H 2021

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CRN® Recognizes Ahana on Its 2021 Big Data 100 List As One of The Coolest Business Analytics Companies

May 5, 2021

Ahana also named to CRN’s 10 Hot Big Data Companies You Should Watch in 2021 list San Mateo, Calif. – May 5, 2021 — Ahana, the self-service analytics company for … Continue reading CRN® Recognizes Ahana on Its 2021 Big Data 100 List As One of The Coolest Business Analytics Companies

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Ahana Welcomes Satish Ramakrishnan as VP, Engineering to Senior Management Team

Apr 7, 2021

Ramakrishnan brings deep SaaS and data management expertise to Presto managed service to lead engineering and technical operations San Mateo, Calif. – April 7, 2021 — Ahana, the self-service analytics … Continue reading Ahana Welcomes Satish Ramakrishnan as VP, Engineering to Senior Management Team

Ahana Announces New Capabilities for Its Presto Managed Service Including Data Lake Caching, Security and Seamless Operations

Ahana Announces New Capabilities for Its Presto Managed Service Including Data Lake Caching, Security and Seamless Operations

Mar 24, 2021

Caching advancements improve query performance up to 5x for complex workloads making Ahana the most advanced cloud service for Presto San Mateo, Calif. – March 24, 2021 — Ahana, the … Continue reading Ahana Announces New Capabilities for Its Presto Managed Service Including Data Lake Caching, Security and Seamless Operations

PrestoCon Day Showcases Momentum of Presto Community, Features Industry Leaders Sharing Use Cases and Best Practices

PrestoCon Day Showcases Momentum of Presto Community, Features Industry Leaders Sharing Use Cases and Best Practices

Mar 17, 2021

Popular session topics include the Presto and Apache Iceberg Connector by Twitter and the Presto, Today & Beyond panel with Ahana, Uber and Facebook San Mateo, Calif. – March 17, … Continue reading PrestoCon Day Showcases Momentum of Presto Community, Features Industry Leaders Sharing Use Cases and Best Practices

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Ahana Cofounders Make Data Predictions for 2021

Jan 6, 2021

Open Analytics, Open Source, Multi-Cloud and Federated, Disaggregated Stack Rise to the Top  San Mateo, Calif. – January 6, 2021 — Ahana’s Cofounder and Chief Product Officer, Dipti Borkar, and … Continue reading Ahana Cofounders Make Data Predictions for 2021

Ahana Announces General Availability of Managed Service for Presto on AWS; Delivers Combined Solution with Intel to Drive Adoption of Open Data Lakes Analytics

Ahana Announces General Availability of Managed Service for Presto on AWS; Delivers Combined Solution with Intel to Drive Adoption of Open Data Lakes Analytics

Dec 9, 2020

Additionally, Ahana announced a go-to-market solution in collaboration with Intel via its participation in the Intel Disruptor Program to offer an Open Data Lake Analytics Accelerator Package for Ahana Cloud users that leverages Intel Optane on the cloud with AWS.

Ahana Wins Best Big Data Startup in Fifth Annual Datanami Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

Ahana Wins Best Big Data Startup in Fifth Annual Datanami Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

Oct 22, 2020

San Mateo, CA – September 21, 2020 — Ahana, the self-service analytics company for Presto, today announced an additional investment of $2.3 million in seed financing led by new investor Lux Capital, along with participation from existing investor GV (formerly Google Ventures), bringing total funds raised to $4.8 million. Ahana has also expanded its technical team with three new co-founders adding top Presto and core database talent from Alibaba, Uber and Walmart, each responsible for running major Presto deployments.

Ahana Expands Seed Funding to $4.8 Million with Additional Funding Led by Lux Capital

Ahana Expands Seed Funding to $4.8 Million with Additional Funding Led by Lux Capital

Sep 21, 2020

San Mateo, CA – September 21, 2020 — Ahana, the self-service analytics company for Presto, today announced an additional investment of $2.3 million in seed financing led by new investor Lux Capital, along with participation from existing investor GV (formerly Google Ventures), bringing total funds raised to $4.8 million. Ahana has also expanded its technical team with three new co-founders adding top Presto and core database talent from Alibaba, Uber and Walmart, each responsible for running major Presto deployments.

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Ahana Unveils First Cloud-native Managed Service for Presto on AWS

Sep 21, 2020

San Mateo, CA – September 21, 2020 — Ahana, the self-service analytics company for Presto, announced today its new Presto-as-a-Service offering designed to simplify the deployment, management and integration of Presto, an open source distributed SQL query engine, with data catalogs, databases and data lakes on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ahana Cloud for Presto is the only easy-to-use, cloud-native managed service for Presto, and is deployed within the user’s AWS account, giving customers complete control and visibility of clusters and their data.

Ahana Welcomes Database Pioneer David E. Simmen to Executive Team as Chief Technology Officer

Ahana Welcomes Database Pioneer David E. Simmen to Executive Team as Chief Technology Officer

Jul 23, 2020

Former Splunk Fellow and Chief Architect & Teradata Fellow brings 30+ years of database expertise to lead technology innovation San Mateo, CA — July 23, 2020 – Ahana, the SQL … Continue reading Ahana Welcomes Database Pioneer David E. Simmen to Executive Team as Chief Technology Officer

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Ahana Announces Linux Foundation’s PrestoDB Now Available on AWS Marketplace and DockerHub

Jun 30, 2020

Ahana to provide community and commercial support for PrestoDB users  San Mateo, CA — June 30, 2020 – Ahana, the Presto-based analytics company, announced today the availability of the completely … Continue reading Ahana Announces Linux Foundation’s PrestoDB Now Available on AWS Marketplace and DockerHub

Ahana Raises $2.25 Million Seed Funding Led by GV and Joins Linux Foundation’s Presto Foundation

Ahana Raises $2.25 Million Seed Funding Led by GV and Joins Linux Foundation’s Presto Foundation

Jun 2, 2020

Ahana to focus on growing the Presto community to simplify ad-hoc analytics with PrestoDB federated SQL engine San Mateo, CA — June 2, 2020 – Ahana, the Presto-based analytics company, … Continue reading Ahana Raises $2.25 Million Seed Funding Led by GV and Joins Linux Foundation’s Presto Foundation

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