Alex Merced
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Welcome to "SELECT * FROM data.lake;," the podcast where data enthusiasts and tech aficionados gather each week for deep dives into the ever-expansive world of data lakes and data lakehouses. Join your host, Alex Merced, as he embarks on a journey to unlock the untapped potential of these powerful data repositories. Follow on twitter:- Alex @amdatalakehouseblogs:- https://www.dremio.com/blogsOther Podcasts to Check Out:- Gnarly Data Waves- DataNation- In the Grand Schema of Things
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The Dremio Agentic Lakehouse - AI, Apache Iceberg, and more 05.12.2025 12:29
In this NotebookLM-generated episode, you'll hear a discussion of the new Dremio Cloud, and its features for enabling accessible agentic AI for the business. Try Dremio Free for 30 days at: https://www.dremio.com/get-started
Lakehouse Catalogs Beyond Apache Iceberg, What could they Look Like? 17.10.2025 29:39
Alex Merced discusses different paths to a Universal Lakehouse Catalog standard and their pros and cons. Find links to books, social and more at AlexMerced.com
Understanding the role of MCP, Langchain and Agent2Agent 26.09.2025 8:21
Alex Merced discusses the rising standards within the Agentic AI Space. Buy Alex Merced's latest book "Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse" use discount code mercedconf25 for a 40% discount. https://www.manning.com/books/architecting-an-apache-iceberg-lakehouse Follow Alex on Social at AlexMerced.com
Enabling and Optimizing Agentic AI: Access, Performance and the Semantic Layer 05.09.2025 14:58
x Merced discusses three bottlenecks in building Agentic AI Applications and how platforms like Dremio can address them. Get hands-on with Dremio at Dremio.com FREE Book - Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide FREE Book - Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse (50% off with code MLMerced) Find all of Alex Merced's blogs and resources at AlexMerced.com
Data News: Snowflake/Databricks, Apache Iceberg v3 11.06.2025 17:31
Alex talking about latest announcements Follow Alex: https://www.alexmerced.com/data
BONUS: Data Lakehouse Crash Course (Polaris, Nessie, Unity, Gravitino, Lakekeeper and more!) 05.11.2024 1:53
Register for the catalog Course: https://drmevn.fyi/catalogcourse1024 Watch the Iceberg Crash Course: https://drmevn.fyi/icebergcourse1024 London Meetup: https://lu.ma/Lakehouselinkups Paris Meetup: https://drmevn.fyi/1120-france-meetup My Calendar of Events: https://lu.ma/Lakehouselinkups
Dremio 25.2 - Hybrid Lakehouse Catalog, Unity and Polaris connectors, Dark Mode 29.10.2024 8:04
Alex Merced discusses the new features released in Dremio version 25.2. Try Dremio with this Tutorial: https://drmevn.fyi/youtubelakehouse102924
21 - The Value Propositions of the Dremio Lakehouse Platform 20.08.2024 11:45
Alex Merced discussed many of the value proposition of the Dremio Lakehouse Platform such as: Data Virtualization Query Federation Semantic Layer Fast Performance Data Governance Data Lakehouse Query Acceleration Get hands-on with Dremio with this exercise: Intro to Dremio & Iceberg Free Apache Iceberg Crash Course
FREE Apache Iceberg Crash Course 09.07.2024 2:09
Register for the Course: https://bit.ly/am-2024-iceberg-live-crash-course-1 Free Copy of Apache Iceberg Book: https://bit.ly/am-iceberg-book My social and blog links: https://bio.alexmerced.com/data
20 - Data Sharing in the Dremio Lakehouse 18.06.2024 6:42
Alex Merced talks about how Data Sharing is possible using the Dremio Data Lakehouse Platform. Follow Alex, find links at https://bio.alexmerced.com/data
19 - Data Virtualization + Semantic Layer + Data Lakehouse = Dremio 16.05.2024 10:26
In this episode, we dive deep into how Dremio combines data virtualization, a semantic layer, and a data lakehouse architecture to create a powerful platform for data analytics and management. Discover how Dremio's unique approach simplifies data workflows, enhances data accessibility, and maximizes the value of your data assets. We'll explore: The benefits of data virtualization and how i...
What's new in Dremio 25.0? 18.04.2024 8:17
Alex Merced talks about what's new in Dremio 25.0. Find several blogs on the new features and release at dremio.com/blog! https://bio.alexmerced.com/data
18 - What is a Semantic or Metrics Layer? 10.04.2024 7:23
Alex Merced discusses what is a Semantic Layer? Follow Dremio's Blog: https://www.dremio.com/blog Build a Lakehouse on Your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lakehouse-laptop
17 - What is Data Ops? 28.03.2024 8:20
Alex Merced discusses what DataOps is. Build a Data Lakehouse on Your Laptop Deploy Deploy into Production
16 - Apache Iceberg Writes in Python are Now a Thing! 21.02.2024 3:31
Alex Merced discusses the newest release of pyIceberg and its implications. Create a Data Lakehouse on Your Laptop Deploy a Dremio Lakehouse into Production Follow Me on Social, Links Here
15 - Data Lakehouse FUD (Conversations around Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi and Delta Lake) 02.02.2024 13:23
Read my reflections in this blog: https://amdatalakehouse.substack.com/p/table-format-fud-thinking-through Follow me on social: https://bio.alexmerced.com/data
Bonus: New Youtube Channel, State of the Data Lakehouse 20.01.2024 3:29
Find all my data resources below: https://bio.alexmerced.com/data Listen to the State of the Data Lakehouse Podcast Here: https://em360tech.com/podcast/dremio-state-data-lakehouse ?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=content&utm_campaign=alexmercedcontent&utm_term=iceberg+lakehouse+nessie
14 - Data Trends - Decentralization (Lakehouse, Virtualization, Data Mesh) 09.01.2024 6:03
Get Started with Dremio for Free Today: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-get-started-podcasts Try Out Dremio/Apache Iceberg on your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lakehouse-laptop
13 - Game Changer: Dremio's Incremental Reflections and Reflection Recommendations 20.12.2023 10:15
Alex Merced discusses some of the new innovations at Dremio in particular Reflection Recommendations and Incremental Refreshes that aim to make managing an easy to use data lakehouse at scale so much easier that it already is with Dremio. Get Started with Dremio for Free Today: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-get-started-podcasts Try Out Dremio/Apache Iceberg on your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lake...
12 - Dremio's Columnar Cloud Cache (C3) 31.10.2023 6:33
Alex Merced discusses caching and Dremio's Columnar Cloud Cache feature. Get Started with Dremio for Free Today: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-get-started-podcasts Try Out Dremio/Apache Iceberg on your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lakehouse-laptop
Call for Speaker - Subsurface 2024 (Data Lakhouse Conference) 30.10.2023 2:10
Submit your talks here: https://www.dremio.com/subsurface/ Get Started with Dremio for Free Today: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-get-started-podcasts Try Out Dremio/Apache Iceberg on your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lakehouse-laptop
11 - Data Reflections Makes Data Virtualization Scale 19.10.2023 21:41
Alex Merced discusses how Dremio's Data Reflections features make life easier for Data Engineers and Data Analysts. - Makes it easier for data engineers to optimize performance - Makes it easier for data analysts to take advantage of those optimizations In this talk I also discuss how Dremio Reflections succeeds when federating sources (Data Virtualization) over other approaches like Materiali...
10 - The Architecture and Potenial of Nessie Catalogs and Transactional Data Lakehouses 23.08.2023 8:24
Alex Merced discusses the internals of how Project Nessie catalogs work and the potential they hold to cataloging and managing data lakehouses. Try out Nessie first hand with the following resources: In just a few commands, you can have everything you need to practice ingestion and querying with popular data software. Just install Docker and then run the commands in the image. You can also follow...
9 - On-Prem Data Lake Modernization and Migration 07.07.2023 10:45
Alex Merced discusses what is Hadoop and On-Prem data lake, and how Dremio can help data lake modernization and migration efforts. Follow Alex on twitter @amdatalakehouse Get Started with Dremio for Free Today: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-get-started-podcasts Try Out Dremio/Apache Iceberg on your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lakehouse-laptop
8 - Big Picture on Apache Iceberg Table Optimization 16.06.2023 11:17
Alex Merced explains the big picture of Apache Iceberg table optimization. Get Started with Dremio for Free Today: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-get-started-podcasts Try Out Dremio/Apache Iceberg on your Laptop: https://bit.ly/am-dremio-lakehouse-laptop
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