DevOps.com

  • Latest
    • Articles
    • Features
    • Most Read
    • News
    • News Releases
  • Topics
    • AI
    • Continuous Delivery
    • Continuous Testing
    • Cloud
    • Culture
    • DataOps
    • DevSecOps
    • Enterprise DevOps
    • Leadership Suite
    • DevOps Practice
    • ROELBOB
    • DevOps Toolbox
    • IT as Code
  • Videos/Podcasts
    • Techstrong.tv Podcast
    • Techstrong.tv - Twitch
    • DevOps Unbound
  • Webinars
    • Upcoming
    • On-Demand Webinars
  • Library
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • On-Demand Events
  • Sponsored Content
  • Related Sites
    • Techstrong Group
    • Container Journal
    • Security Boulevard
    • Techstrong Research
    • DevOps Chat
    • DevOps Dozen
    • DevOps TV
    • Techstrong TV
    • Techstrong.tv Podcast
    • Techstrong.tv - Twitch
  • Media Kit
  • About
  • Sponsor
  • AI
  • Cloud
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Continuous Testing
  • DataOps
  • DevSecOps
  • DevOps Onramp
  • Platform Engineering
  • Low-Code/No-Code
  • IT as Code
  • More
    • Application Performance Management/Monitoring
    • Culture
    • Enterprise DevOps
    • ROELBOB
Hot Topics
  • 5 Unusual Ways to Improve Code Quality
  • Bug Bounty Vs. Crowdtesting Programs
  • Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
  • Items of Value
  • Grafana Labs Acquires Pyroscope to Add Code Profiling Capability

Home » Latest News Releases » 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

By: Deborah Schalm on July 23, 2020 1 Comment

Former Splunk Fellow and Chief Architect & Teradata Fellow brings 30+ years of database expertise to lead technology innovation

Recent Posts By Deborah Schalm
  • Exabeam Reinvents Security Analytics with Fusion XDR and Fusion SIEM Cloud Products to Address Security Needs at Scale
  • New Study Reveals Importance of Optimized Strategy for the Selection, Support, and Maintenance of Open Source Software
  • Applitools Integrates With Rally for Fast and Automated Bug Management
More from Deborah Schalm
Related Posts
  • Ahana Welcomes Database Pioneer David E. Simmen to Executive Team as Chief Technology Officer
  • Future of DevOps: Trends to Watch
  • Building an agile data tier improves devops efficiences
    Related Categories
  • Latest News Releases
    Related Topics
  • Ahana
  • David E. Simmen
Show more
Show less

San Mateo, CA — July 23, 2020 – Ahana, the SQL analytics company for Presto, today announced the appointment of David E. Simmen as Chief Technology Officer. Simmen will oversee the company’s technology strategy while driving product innovation. His extensive database experience will further accelerate Ahana’s vision of simplifying ad hoc analytics for organizations of all shapes and sizes.

“Dave has a remarkable record of innovation in distributed databases, data federation and advanced analytics. That, coupled with his over 30 years of architecting and building in the field, is nothing short of impressive,” said Steven Mih, Co-founder & CEO of Ahana. “His experience innovating distributed database technology with Splunk, Teradata and IBM provides Ahana the depth needed for truly groundbreaking development to achieve our vision of unified, federated analytics. I couldn’t be more thrilled to have Dave at the helm as CTO and Co-founder.”

Simmen joined Ahana most recently from Apple where he engineered iCloud database services. Prior to Apple, he was Chief Architect with Splunk and named the first Fellow in the company’s history. There, he built Splunk’s multi-year technical roadmap and architecture in support of enterprise customers. Prior to Splunk, Simmen was Engineering Fellow and CTO of Teradata Aster where he set the technical direction and led the architecture team that built advanced analytics engines and storage capabilities in support of big data discovery applications.

Earlier in his career, Simmen was a Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) at IBM Research adding innovations to DB2 like the IBM Starburst SQL compiler, support for MPP and SMP, database federation, and many more. Simmen is also a named inventor on 37 U.S. patents and has 15 publications to his name including Fundamental Techniques for Order Optimization, Robust Query Processing through Progressive Optimization, and Accelerating Big Data Analytics With Collaborative Planning.

“Given the spread of data across data lakes, data warehouses, and the plethora of relational and non-relational data services being offered today, the need for unified, federated analytics is only increasing. Presto is one of the most popular federated query engines but it’s missing fundamental optimizations developed over the decades by academic researchers and industry pioneers,” said Simmen. “That needs to be applied to Presto, making it even more powerful to eventually become the heart of the unified, federated analytical stack. I look forward to working with the Ahana team to turn this vision into reality.”

“In my time with Dave at IBM’s Almaden Research Center and then with the DB2 optimizer team at Silicon Valley Laboratory, I saw firsthand his technical expertise and his broader leadership skills,” said Dr. Laura Haas, Dean of College of Information and Computer Sciences at UMass Amherst and retired IBM Fellow. Dean Haas is best known for her work on the Starburst query processor and Garlic, a federated engine.

Dean Haas continued, “His combined leadership and technical depth is unparalleled, and it’s wonderful that he has joined Ahana to drive innovation for the next generation of data federation technology for analytics. I look forward to seeing his vision come to life in this space.”

About Ahana

Ahana, the SQL analytics company for Presto, is focused on evangelizing the Presto community and bringing simplified ad hoc analytics offerings to market. As the Presto market continues to grow exponentially, Ahana’s mission is to enable unified, federated analytics. Founded in 2020, Ahana is headquartered in San Mateo, CA and operates as an all-remote company. Investors include GV and Leslie Ventures. Follow Ahana on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Filed Under: Latest News Releases Tagged With: Ahana, David E. Simmen

« Arrcus Expands Network Services Spanning Hybrid Clouds
Okta Offers PASETO as Alternative to JSON Tokens »

Techstrong TV – Live

Click full-screen to enable volume control
Watch latest episodes and shows

Upcoming Webinars

How Atlassian Scaled a Developer Security Solution Across Thousands of Engineers
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 1:00 pm EDT
The Testing Diaries: Confessions of an Application Tester
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 11:00 am EDT
The Importance of Adopting Modern AppSec Practices
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 1:00 pm EDT

Sponsored Content

The Google Cloud DevOps Awards: Apply Now!

January 10, 2023 | Brenna Washington

Codenotary Extends Dynamic SBOM Reach to Serverless Computing Platforms

December 9, 2022 | Mike Vizard

Why a Low-Code Platform Should Have Pro-Code Capabilities

March 24, 2021 | Andrew Manby

AWS Well-Architected Framework Elevates Agility

December 17, 2020 | JT Giri

Practical Approaches to Long-Term Cloud-Native Security

December 5, 2019 | Chris Tozzi

Latest from DevOps.com

5 Unusual Ways to Improve Code Quality
March 20, 2023 | Gilad David Maayan
Bug Bounty Vs. Crowdtesting Programs
March 20, 2023 | Rob Mason
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
March 20, 2023 | Mike Vizard
Items of Value
March 20, 2023 | ROELBOB
Grafana Labs Acquires Pyroscope to Add Code Profiling Capability
March 17, 2023 | Mike Vizard

TSTV Podcast

On-Demand Webinars

DevOps.com Webinar ReplaysDevOps.com Webinar Replays

GET THE TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK

Most Read on DevOps.com

SVB: When Silly Valley Sneezes, DevOps Catches a Cold
March 14, 2023 | Richi Jennings
Low-Code Should be Worried About ChatGPT
March 14, 2023 | Romy Hughes
Large Organizations Are Embracing AIOps
March 16, 2023 | Mike Vizard
Addressing Software Supply Chain Security
March 15, 2023 | Tomislav Pericin
Understanding Cloud APIs
March 14, 2023 | Katrina Thompson
  • Home
  • About DevOps.com
  • Meet our Authors
  • Write for DevOps.com
  • Media Kit
  • Sponsor Info
  • Copyright
  • TOS
  • Privacy Policy

Powered by Techstrong Group, Inc.

© 2023 ·Techstrong Group, Inc.All rights reserved.