This list was updated on February 20, 2026 and represents my upcoming live speaking events such as at conferences, user groups/meetups, webinars, and training courses.
Upcoming events
Starburst Office Hours: Secure Data Access with ABAC, RBAC, and Fine-Grained Controls (Webinar) — March 5, 2026
In this “office hours” webinar, Lester Martin will show you how to lock down access to sensitive data across all your sources with a unified policy layer. In a fast, 20‑minute demo, we’ll cover:
- Access control models in practice: ABAC, RBAC, and tag‑based policies (when to use which)
- Row‑level filtering (RLS) to restrict records by user or group attributes
- Column masking and redaction for PII/PHI with dynamic conditions
We’ll wrap with an open Q&A. Bring your questions about securing data access.
Unlocking Data Ingestion into Apache Iceberg (Webinar) — March 10, 2026
Discover how Starburst Galaxy is redefining data ingestion into Iceberg tables with enhanced capabilities for managed ingestion. This webinar will showcase new capabilities designed to help data teams ingest more data, more ways—while gaining operational visibility and control at scale. Join us for a deep dive into the latest features, real-world use cases, and a look ahead at what’s coming next.
Key takeaways:
- Learn how to ingest data from more sources and file formats (CSV, AVRO).
- See how smarter pipelines—featuring user-defined partitioning, and schema registry integration—enable scale, agility, and governance.
- Explore operational dashboards and CloudWatch integration for observability powered by OpenTelemetry for end-to-end pipeline visibility.
- Understand the full table lifecycle: from raw data ingestion to live table maintenance, including compaction, statistics collection, and automated cleanup.
- Get a sneak peek of the Starburst Enterprise roadmap for managed data ingestion.
Starburst Workshop: Migrating from Apache Iceberg from Hive, Steby-by-Step (Webinar) — March 12, 2026
In this 90‑minute, hands‑on session, Starburst expert Lester Martin will walk you through migrating Apache Hive tables to Apache Iceberg, step by step. You’ll learn the core migration patterns and how to choose the right approach for your environment.
You’ll learn how to:
- Understand the benefits of moving to Iceberg
- Decide when you should, and shouldn’t, migrate from Hive
- Identify situations where an in-place strategy isn’t possible, or simply might not be feasible
- Construct a logical plan for a shadow migration strategy – including for your largest tables
- Make a plan to automate your migration activities
We’ll leave plenty of time for interactive Q&A, so come with your migration questions or real-world scenarios.
Whether you’re troubleshooting your first Iceberg table or planning a large-scale rollout, Lester will walk through solutions live and discuss patterns tailored to your environment.