New this year · Wednesday, Oct 28

Full-day workshops. One skill, in depth.

Four hands-on workshops run in parallel on Wednesday from 9:00 AM, with time for hands-on exercises, questions, and feedback.

Choose your workshop

Four full-day workshops, running in parallel on Wednesday.

Lester MartinTrino Developer Advocate - Starburst

Software Engineering and ArchitectureBeginnerRoom A

Get hands-on with Apache Iceberg in this introductory workshop.

Data lake fundamentals w/Apache Hive; metastores, schema on read & implementation choices (1 hr; lecture + lab)
Universal performance issues; file types, file sizes, partitioning & sorting (1 hr; lecture + labs)
Apache Iceberg table format; benefits, architecture & operations (2 hrs; lectures + labs)

Barry StahlSolution Architect and Developer

Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningIntermediateRoom B

Large Language Models are powerful tools, but using them effectively requires more than prompt crafting.

Ken SmithDirector of Solutions and Strategic Partnerships

Cybersecurity, Privacy, and System ResilienceBeginnerRoom C

Most defenders have never seen an attack from the other side of the keyboard.

9:00–9:30 — Setup, lab access verification, threat actor mindset briefing, engagement scenario walkthrough
9:30–10:30 — Module 1: Reconnaissance and Discovery (lab exercise)
10:30–10:45 — Break

Sarah DutkiewiczSoftware Architect

Software Engineering and ArchitectureIntermediateRoom D

How do you transition a sprawling, complex business problem into a clean, resilient software architecture?

Part 1: Domain Discovery via EventStorming (3.5 Hours)
Block 1: Intro & The Power of Visual Modeling (0.5 Hours)
Brief framing of the "Requirements-to-Architecture" problem. Setting the stage for the day's fictional domain/case study.