This document discusses Presto, an open source distributed SQL query engine. It is used by many large companies like Facebook, Uber, and Netflix for querying large datasets across various data sources. Presto provides high performance through its columnar processing, runtime compilation, and new cost-based optimizer. The document also describes how Presto can be run on AWS and Azure cloud platforms through partnerships with Starburst, who contributed many features to Presto and provides commercial support for enterprises.
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