This solution brief explains why traditional data architectures struggle to support modern analytics and AI initiatives. As data becomes increasingly fragmented across lakes, warehouses, and SaaS platforms, organizations face slower insights, brittle pipelines, and inconsistent governance. Starburst addresses these challenges by delivering fast, federated access to high-quality data wherever it lives. Built on Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst provides a single platform for analytics and AI without requiring data movement or duplication. Zero Trust security, fine-grained access controls, and encryption are built in, enabling compliance at scale. The brief highlights real-world use cases from BI to AI, emphasizing reduced costs, improved agility, and faster time to action through a modern

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