What does a superior product, a strong community, and successful customers add up to? The answer is incredible momentum, and that's what Apache Drill has experienced this past year. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since Apache Drill first became generally available on the MapR Converged Data Platform—yes, a full 365 days! This is just the beginning of the impact Apache Drill will have on big data analytics. We like to think of the 3 S’s when it comes to Apache Drill—Simplicity, Self-Service, and Scale. These powerful characteristics allow you to process large datasets with minimal schema design, lower cycles for ETL, and take advantage of agile, self-service data exploration. Let’s take a look at what’s transpired during the last year.