3061 2025 eng 691 697 7 conferencepaper 0 2025-03-07 2025-07-23 -- Modern data analytics cover a wide range of tools and frameworks besides traditional SQL-based analytics, leading to the need to transform traditional data warehouse solutions into data platforms. In this paper we focus on ecosystem integration, query performance and ease-of-use as key differentiators. We spotlight capabilities we introduced into our analytical database system Actian Vector with respect to these differentiators and highlight challenges we faced when applying research ideas to a production-ready system. The described capabilities cover ecosystem integrations with Apache Spark and a containerized services framework, cost model optimizations for robust query planning and several features to improve usability and manageability of the system. Datenbanksysteme für Business, Technologie und Web (BTW 2025) 10.18420/BTW2025-35 Ja BTW 2025 3.-7. März 2025 Bamberg publish false false 2 Steffen Kläbe Stefan Hagedorn Francis Gropengießer Thomas Schweser