diff --git a/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-aws.sh b/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-aws.sh
index c943eb69b8..bd4f31cadc 100644
--- a/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-aws.sh
+++ b/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-aws.sh
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ EC2_INSTANCE_ID=$(cat /var/lib/cloud/data/instance-id)
 
 DESCRIBE_INSTANCE=$(aws ec2 describe-instances \
     --instance-ids $EC2_INSTANCE_ID \
-    --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].{Instance:InstanceId,VPC:VpcId,AZ:Placement.AvailabilityZone}' \
+    --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].{Instance:InstanceId,VPC:VpcId,AZ:Placement.AvailabilityZone,RoleArn:IamInstanceProfile.Arn}' \
     --output json)
 
 CURRENT_VPC=$(echo $DESCRIBE_INSTANCE | jq -r .[0].[0]."VPC")
-
 CURRENT_REGION=$(echo $DESCRIBE_INSTANCE | jq -r .[0].[0]."AZ" | sed 's/.$//')
+RAW_ROLE_ARN=$(echo $DESCRIBE_INSTANCE | jq -r .[0].[0]."RoleArn")
+export AWS_ROLE_ARN="${RAW_ROLE_ARN/instance-profile/role}"
+
 
 ALL_SUBNETS=$(aws ec2 describe-subnets \
   --region $CURRENT_REGION \
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ ALL_SUBNETS=$(aws ec2 describe-subnets \
   --output json \
   | jq -r '[.[]["SubnetId"]] | join(" ")')
 
-RANDOM_SUFFIX=$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 8)
+RANDOM_SUFFIX=$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | head -c 8)
 SUBNET_GROUP_NAME="polaris-db-subnet-group-$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
 INSTANCE_NAME="polaris-backend-test-$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
 
@@ -69,6 +71,13 @@ POSTGRES_ADDR=$(echo $DESCRIBE_DB | jq -r '.["DBInstances"][0]["Endpoint"]' | jq
 FULL_POSTGRES_ADDR=$(printf '%s\n' "jdbc:postgresql://$POSTGRES_ADDR/{realm}" | sed 's/[&/\]/\\&/g')
 sed -i "/jakarta.persistence.jdbc.url/ s|value=\"[^\"]*\"|value=\"$FULL_POSTGRES_ADDR\"|" "getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml"
 
+S3_BUCKET_NAME="polaris-quickstart-s3-$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
+echo "S3 Bucket Name: $S3_BUCKET_NAME"
+
+aws s3api create-bucket --bucket $S3_BUCKET_NAME --region $CURRENT_REGION --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=$CURRENT_REGION
+
+export STORAGE_LOCATION="s3://$S3_BUCKET_NAME/quickstart_catalog/"
+
 ./gradlew clean :polaris-quarkus-server:assemble :polaris-quarkus-admin:assemble \
        -PeclipseLinkDeps=org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.4 \
        -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=postgres-latest \
diff --git a/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-azure.sh b/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-azure.sh
index 76ee85432b..c79b3eedd8 100644
--- a/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-azure.sh
+++ b/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-azure.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-CURRENT_REGION=$(curl -H Metadata:true "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/instance?api-version=2021-02-01" | jq -r '.compute.location')
-CURRENT_RESOURCE_GROUP=$(curl -H Metadata:true "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/instance?api-version=2021-02-01" | jq -r '.compute.resourceGroupName')
+DESCRIBE_INSTANCE=$(curl -H Metadata:true "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/instance?api-version=2021-02-01")
+CURRENT_RESOURCE_GROUP=$(echo $DESCRIBE_INSTANCE | jq -r '.compute.resourceGroupName')
+CURRENT_REGION=$(echo $DESCRIBE_INSTANCE | jq -r '.compute.location')
+CURRENT_VM_NAME=$(echo $DESCRIBE_INSTANCE | jq -r '.compute.name')
 RANDOM_SUFFIX=$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | head -c 8)
 INSTANCE_NAME="polaris-backend-test-$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
 
@@ -31,6 +33,38 @@ POSTGRES_ADDR=$(echo $CREATE_DB_RESPONSE | jq -r '.host')
 FULL_POSTGRES_ADDR=$(printf '%s\n' "jdbc:postgresql://$POSTGRES_ADDR:5432/{realm}" | sed 's/[&/\]/\\&/g')
 sed -i "/jakarta.persistence.jdbc.url/ s|value=\"[^\"]*\"|value=\"$FULL_POSTGRES_ADDR\"|" "getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml"
 
+STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME="polaristest$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
+STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME="polaris-test-container-$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
+
+az storage account create \
+  --name "$STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME" \
+  --resource-group "$CURRENT_RESOURCE_GROUP" \
+  --location "$CURRENT_REGION" \
+  --sku Standard_LRS \
+  --kind StorageV2 \
+  --enable-hierarchical-namespace false
+
+az storage container create \
+  --account-name "$STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME" \
+  --name "$STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME" \
+  --auth-mode login
+
+ASSIGNEE_PRINCIPAL_ID=$(az vm show --name $CURRENT_VM_NAME --resource-group $CURRENT_RESOURCE_GROUP --query identity.principalId -o tsv)
+SCOPE=$(az storage account show --name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME --resource-group $CURRENT_RESOURCE_GROUP --query id -o tsv)
+ROLE="Storage Blob Data Contributor"
+az role assignment create \
+  --assignee $ASSIGNEE_PRINCIPAL_ID \
+  --role "$ROLE" \
+  --scope "$SCOPE"
+
+export AZURE_TENANT_ID=$(az account show --query tenantId -o tsv)
+export STORAGE_LOCATION="abfss://$STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME@$STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME.dfs.core.windows.net/quickstart_catalog"
+
+cat >> getting-started/eclipselink/trino-config/catalog/iceberg.properties << EOF
+fs.native-azure.enabled=true
+azure.auth-type=DEFAULT
+EOF
+
 ./gradlew clean :polaris-quarkus-server:assemble :polaris-quarkus-admin:assemble \
        -PeclipseLinkDeps=org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.4 \
        -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=postgres-latest \
diff --git a/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-gcp.sh b/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-gcp.sh
index 5da93b5585..83f26f8e50 100644
--- a/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-gcp.sh
+++ b/getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-gcp.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ POSTGRES_ADDR=$(gcloud sql instances describe $DB_INSTANCE_NAME --format="get(ip
 FULL_POSTGRES_ADDR=$(printf '%s\n' "jdbc:postgresql://$POSTGRES_ADDR:5432/{realm}" | sed 's/[&/\]/\\&/g')
 sed -i "/jakarta.persistence.jdbc.url/ s|value=\"[^\"]*\"|value=\"$FULL_POSTGRES_ADDR\"|" "getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml"
 
+GCS_BUCKET_NAME="polaris-test-gcs-$RANDOM_SUFFIX"
+echo "GCS Bucket Name: $GCS_BUCKET_NAME"
+
+gcloud storage buckets create "gs://$GCS_BUCKET_NAME" --location=$CURRENT_REGION
+export STORAGE_LOCATION="gs://$GCS_BUCKET_NAME/quickstart_catalog/"
+
 ./gradlew clean :polaris-quarkus-server:assemble :polaris-quarkus-admin:assemble \
        -PeclipseLinkDeps=org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.4 \
        -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=postgres-latest \
diff --git a/getting-started/assets/polaris/create-catalog.sh b/getting-started/assets/polaris/create-catalog.sh
index b7b8e0f51d..a4e8287690 100755
--- a/getting-started/assets/polaris/create-catalog.sh
+++ b/getting-started/assets/polaris/create-catalog.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+apk add --no-cache jq
+
 token=$(curl -s http://polaris:8181/api/catalog/v1/oauth/tokens \
   --user root:s3cr3t \
   -d grant_type=client_credentials \
@@ -32,29 +34,52 @@ fi
 echo
 echo "Obtained access token: ${token}"
 
+STORAGE_TYPE="FILE"
+if [ -z "${STORAGE_LOCATION}" ]; then
+    echo "STORAGE_LOCATION is not set, using FILE storage type"
+    STORAGE_LOCATION="file:///var/tmp/quickstart_catalog/"
+else
+    echo "STORAGE_LOCATION is set to '$STORAGE_LOCATION'"
+    if [[ "$STORAGE_LOCATION" == s3* ]]; then
+        STORAGE_TYPE="S3"
+    elif [[ "$STORAGE_LOCATION" == gs* ]]; then
+        STORAGE_TYPE="GCS"
+    else
+        STORAGE_TYPE="AZURE"
+    fi
+    echo "Using StorageType: $STORAGE_TYPE"
+fi
+
+STORAGE_CONFIG_INFO="{\"storageType\": \"$STORAGE_TYPE\", \"allowedLocations\": [\"$STORAGE_LOCATION\"]}"
+
+if [[ "$STORAGE_TYPE" == "S3" ]]; then
+    STORAGE_CONFIG_INFO=$(echo "$STORAGE_CONFIG_INFO" | jq --arg roleArn "$AWS_ROLE_ARN" '. + {roleArn: $roleArn}')
+elif [[ "$STORAGE_TYPE" == "AZURE" ]]; then
+    STORAGE_CONFIG_INFO=$(echo "$STORAGE_CONFIG_INFO" | jq --arg tenantId "$AZURE_TENANT_ID" '. + {tenantId: $tenantId}')
+fi
+
 echo
 echo Creating a catalog named quickstart_catalog...
 
+PAYLOAD='{
+   "catalog": {
+     "name": "quickstart_catalog",
+     "type": "INTERNAL",
+     "readOnly": false,
+     "properties": {
+       "default-base-location": "'$STORAGE_LOCATION'"
+     },
+     "storageConfigInfo": '$STORAGE_CONFIG_INFO'
+   }
+ }'
+
+echo $PAYLOAD
+
 curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    http://polaris:8181/api/management/v1/catalogs \
-   -d '{
-     "catalog": {
-       "name": "quickstart_catalog",
-       "type": "INTERNAL",
-       "readOnly": false,
-       "properties": {
-         "default-base-location": "file:///var/tmp/quickstart_catalog/"
-       },
-       "storageConfigInfo": {
-         "storageType": "FILE",
-         "allowedLocations": [
-           "file:///var/tmp"
-         ]
-       }
-     }
-   }'
+   -d "$PAYLOAD" -v
 
 echo
 echo Done.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml b/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml
index 5ece9c6069..985a6a9e54 100644
--- a/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       polaris:
         condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      - STORAGE_LOCATION=${STORAGE_LOCATION}
+      - AWS_ROLE_ARN=${AWS_ROLE_ARN}
+      - AZURE_TENANT_ID=${AZURE_TENANT_ID}
     volumes:
       - ../assets/polaris/:/polaris
     entrypoint: '/bin/sh -c "chmod +x /polaris/create-catalog.sh && /polaris/create-catalog.sh"'
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ services:
       retries: 15
     command: [
       /opt/spark/bin/spark-sql,
-      --packages, "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12:1.7.0,software.amazon.awssdk:bundle:2.28.17,software.amazon.awssdk:url-connection-client:2.28.17",
+      --packages, "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12:1.7.0,software.amazon.awssdk:bundle:2.28.17,software.amazon.awssdk:url-connection-client:2.28.17,org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-gcp-bundle:1.7.0,org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-azure-bundle:1.7.0",
       --conf, "spark.sql.extensions=org.apache.iceberg.spark.extensions.IcebergSparkSessionExtensions",
       --conf, "spark.sql.catalog.polaris=org.apache.iceberg.spark.SparkCatalog",
       --conf, "spark.sql.catalog.polaris.type=rest",
diff --git a/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-aws.md b/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-aws.md
index 266cea1c0d..7425c6e344 100644
--- a/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-aws.md
+++ b/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-aws.md
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ Additionally, Polaris will be bootstrapped to use this database and Docker conta
 
 The requirements to run the script below are:
 * There must be at least two subnets created in the VPC and region in which your EC2 instance reside. The span of subnets MUST include at least 2 availability zones (AZs) within the same region. 
+* Your EC2 instance must be enabled with [IMDSv1 or IMDSv2 with 2+ hop limit](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/configuring-IMDS-new-instances.html#configure-IMDS-new-instances-instance-settings).
 * The AWS identity that you will use to run this script must have the following AWS permissions:
   * "ec2:DescribeInstances"
   * "rds:CreateDBInstance"
   * "rds:DescribeDBInstances"
   * "rds:CreateDBSubnetGroup"
+  * "sts:AssumeRole" on the same role as the Instance Profile role of the EC2 instance on which you are running this script. Additionally, you should ensure that the Instance Profile contains a trust policy that allows the role to trust itself to be assumed.
 
 ```shell
 chmod +x getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-aws.sh
diff --git a/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-azure.md b/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-azure.md
index 6acaac7d0e..f8b75de79b 100644
--- a/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-azure.md
+++ b/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-azure.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Additionally, Polaris will be bootstrapped to use this database and Docker conta
 The requirements to run the script below are:
 * Install the AZ CLI, if it is not already installed on the Azure VM. Instructions to download the AZ CLI can be found [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli).
 * You must be logged into the AZ CLI. Please run `az account show` to ensure that you are logged in prior to running this script.
+* Assign a System-Assigned Managed Identity to the Azure VM. 
 
 ```shell
 chmod +x getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-azure.sh
diff --git a/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-gcp.md b/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-gcp.md
index 7c6e9fbfc0..86ec4a89f0 100644
--- a/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-gcp.md
+++ b/site/content/in-dev/unreleased/getting-started/deploying-polaris/quickstart-deploy-gcp.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Additionally, Polaris will be bootstrapped to use this database and Docker conta
 The requirements to run the script below are:
 * Install the `gcloud` CLI, if it is not already installed on the GCP VM. Instructions to download the `gcloud` CLI can be found [here](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install).
 * Ensure the `Cloud SQL Admin API` has been enabled in your project and that your VM's Principal has access to the correct role: `roles/cloudsql.admin`.
+* Ensure the VM's Principal has access to at least Read-only scope on Compute Engine: `compute.readonly`.
 
 ```shell
 chmod +x getting-started/assets/cloud_providers/deploy-gcp.sh