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Universal Query Engine

Access and Query All Your Data — Instantly

Promethium’s Universal Query Engine connects directly to every data source across your enterprise — cloud, on-prem, SaaS, and hybrid — enabling live queries with zero data movement. It’s the access layer of the AI Insights Fabric, giving teams and AI agents the ability to discover, query, and join data instantly, without pipelines or re-platforming.

WHY IT MATTERS

Discover and Access All Your Distributed Data and Applications

Enterprise data doesn’t live in one place — it’s spread across clouds, warehouses, data lakes, SaaS platforms, and legacy systems. Centralizing it all is slow, expensive, and risky.

The Universal Query Engine connects directly to every source, automatically discovering metadata and relationships so you can query and analyze data instantly — without copying or moving it first.

Immediate Discovery

Automatically index and understand data assets across your entire enterprise.

Unified Access Layer

Connect to any data source or application — from Snowflake and Databricks to SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce — through one interface.

Query in Place

Run live queries with zero duplication, latency, or disruption.

AI-Ready Architecture

Deliver governed, real-time access for your teams and AI agents.

KEY CAPABILITIES

The Foundation for Unified, Zero-Copy Access

 

Metadata Discovery 

Promethium aggregates and unifies metadata from source systems, catalogs, and BI tools — providing the context and discoverability required for accurate querying across distributed data.

Federated Querying 

Built on Trino and extended for enterprise scale, Promethium executes distributed SQL across modern and legacy systems simultaneously, eliminating ETL pipelines and enabling zero-copy performance.

Fine-Grained Access Control 

A modified Open Policy Agent (OPA) enforces row-, column-, and policy-level security across every query, ensuring consistent governance and compliance across the enterprise.

Diagram explaining Promethium’s Universal Query Engine. The top section highlights three core capabilities — Metadata Discovery, Federated Querying, and Fine-Grained Access Control. The bottom section shows supported data sources grouped by type: Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS S3, Google BigQuery), On-Premise (SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2), and Applications (Salesforce, SAP). Diagram explaining Promethium’s Universal Query Engine. The top section highlights three core capabilities — Metadata Discovery, Federated Querying, and Fine-Grained Access Control. The bottom section shows supported data sources grouped by type: Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS S3, Google BigQuery), On-Premise (SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2), and Applications (Salesforce, SAP). Diagram explaining Promethium’s Universal Query Engine. The top section highlights three core capabilities — Metadata Discovery, Federated Querying, and Fine-Grained Access Control. The bottom section shows supported data sources grouped by type: Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS S3, Google BigQuery), On-Premise (SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2), and Applications (Salesforce, SAP).
HOW IT WORKS

Query Across Your Entire Data Ecosystem — Instantly

The Universal Query Engine connects to all your enterprise data sources through native connectors, automatically indexing metadata and establishing relationships between datasets. It executes live, federated queries across distributed systems — unifying access to data without migration or duplication.

 

Connect Everywhere

Link to any data source across cloud, on-prem, or SaaS systems through pre-built connectors.

Index Metadata Automatically

Crawl and map schemas, relationships, and business definitions to build an instant data catalog.

Execute Federated Queries

Combine and query live data across multiple systems with pushdown optimization for scale and speed.

Enforce Policies Consistently

Apply fine-grained access rules and lineage tracking across every source and user.

Deliver Results in Real Time

Publish results directly to BI tools, AI agents, or applications without copying a single row.

THE PROMETHIUM DIFFERENCE

Federated. Trusted. Instant.

Unified Access, Zero Movement

Connect to all your enterprise data and query it where it lives — no duplication, migration, or lock-in.

Enterprise-Scale Performance

Trino-based federated query engine optimized for speed, scale, and governance across hybrid environments.

Open and Extensible

Works seamlessly with your existing data sources, BI tools, catalogs, and AI agents through open standards and native integrations.