Trino: Syllabus

Mastering Trino: High-Performance SQL on Data Lakes with MinIO, Delta Lake, Iceberg & Grafana

Trino (formerly PrestoSQL) is an open-source distributed SQL query engine designed for fast analytics on large datasets. With support for data lakes, federated queries, and real-time analytics, Trino enables enterprises to run SQL queries across multiple data sources efficiently. This book provides a hands-on, implementation-first approach to mastering Trino, integrating it with MinIO, Delta Lake, Iceberg, and Grafana.

Module 1: Introduction to Trino and Distributed SQL Processing

  • Understanding Trino’s architecture and query execution model
  • Comparison with traditional databases and data warehouses
  • Installing Trino and setting up a standalone environment
  • Configuring Trino for high availability and scalability

Module 2: Trino and Data Lake Integration

  • Understanding data lake architectures and their challenges
  • Connecting Trino to object storage with MinIO
  • Querying structured and unstructured data with Trino
  • Configuring Trino catalogs for Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg

Module 3: Trino Querying and SQL Optimization

  • Writing SQL queries in Trino: SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, HAVING
  • Using window functions and complex aggregations
  • Performance tuning and query optimization techniques
  • Understanding Trino’s cost-based optimizer

Module 4: Federated Queries and Multi-Source Analytics

  • Querying multiple data sources with Trino
  • Connecting Trino to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
  • Using Trino for cross-database joins and aggregations
  • Data virtualization and real-time federated queries

Module 5: Trino and Data Warehousing

  • Using Trino as a query engine for modern data warehouses
  • Integrating Trino with Apache Hive Metastore
  • Querying Parquet, ORC, and Avro files efficiently
  • Comparing Trino with Snowflake and BigQuery

Module 6: Trino Performance Tuning and Scaling

  • Configuring worker nodes and query coordinators
  • Caching strategies for faster query execution
  • Resource allocation and workload management
  • Scaling Trino clusters in Kubernetes and cloud environments

Module 7: Trino and Apache Iceberg

  • Querying Iceberg tables with Trino
  • Understanding Iceberg metadata and snapshot-based querying
  • Schema evolution and time travel with Trino and Iceberg
  • Optimizing Iceberg queries for large datasets

Module 8: Trino and Delta Lake

  • Using Trino for querying Delta Lake tables
  • Implementing ACID transactions with Delta Lake
  • Time travel queries and versioned datasets
  • Best practices for Delta Lake and Trino integration

Module 9: Real-Time Analytics and Streaming with Trino

  • Querying real-time event streams with Apache Kafka and Trino
  • Using Trino for streaming ETL and log analytics
  • Implementing Change Data Capture (CDC) workflows with Trino
  • Analyzing time-series data in real time

Module 10: Security and Access Control in Trino

  • Implementing role-based access control (RBAC) in Trino
  • Securing queries and data access with TLS and authentication
  • Integrating Trino with Apache Ranger and LDAP
  • Auditing query logs and user activity tracking

Module 11: Monitoring and Observability with Trino and Grafana

  • Setting up query monitoring and performance dashboards
  • Integrating Trino with Prometheus for real-time metrics
  • Building interactive visualizations with Grafana
  • Analyzing query execution plans and optimizing workloads

Module 12: Deploying Trino in Production

  • Running Trino in Kubernetes with Helm charts
  • Deploying Trino on AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Managing multi-cluster deployments and auto-scaling
  • Implementing CI/CD pipelines for Trino SQL workflows

Hands-On Projects

Project 1: Building a Unified SQL Query Engine with Trino and MinIO

  • Set up a Trino cluster with MinIO as the object storage backend
  • Create and manage catalogs for structured and semi-structured data
  • Optimize query performance using caching and partitioning

Project 2: Real-Time Data Analytics with Trino and Apache Kafka

  • Stream data from Kafka into Trino for real-time analytics
  • Implement continuous ETL workflows for data transformation
  • Optimize streaming queries for low-latency analytics

Project 3: Querying Versioned Datasets with Trino, Delta Lake, and Iceberg

  • Configure Trino to read and query Iceberg and Delta Lake tables
  • Implement time travel queries for historical data analysis
  • Use schema evolution to handle dynamic data changes

Project 4: Interactive Data Dashboards with Trino and Grafana

  • Connect Trino to Grafana for live query visualization
  • Build dashboards for monitoring key business metrics
  • Implement alerting and anomaly detection with Prometheus

Project 5: Secure Multi-Tenant Data Lake with Trino, MinIO, and Iceberg

  • Implement role-based access control for Trino queries
  • Set up multi-tenant object storage with MinIO and IAM policies
  • Deploy and monitor a scalable Trino data lakehouse in production

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