Alex Merced Podcasts

Alex Merced's Tech Podcast

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Welcome to Alex Merced's Tech Podcast — your guide to the worlds of software development, data engineering, gaming, and whatever tech topics are on Alex’s mind. Whether he's breaking down modern data architectures, diving into coding best practices, or geeking out over classic video games, Alex brings clarity, curiosity, and a touch of fun to every episode. Perfect for developers, data professionals, and tech enthusiasts who want insights without the jargon. Tune in, learn something new, and enjoy the ride. Join the #amtech channel on the Data Lakehouse Hub to discuss the podcast: https://join...

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Alex Merced Podcasts

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AI & ART, New Books, AI Harness Production 30.06.2026 8:58

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AI Songs, Suno, The Puerto Rico Song from Saxboy 18.05.2026 26:23

Alex Merced discusses his thoughts on the Virality of the AI Song, the Puerto Rico Song, the role of AI in music and whether it threatens art.

AI Updates, Lakehouse Streaming (Iceberg/Fluss), and more! 19.04.2026 24:17

Alex Merced as always discusses his thoughts on news in the tech world including AI updates and streaming to data lakehouses. Follow Alex on Social: alexmerced.com

Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems 27.01.2026 13:55

Alex Merced discusses the differences between different ways of customizing agent behavior and when to use which. – Agent Skills– Model Context Protocol (MCP)– Claude Projects/Custom GPTs/Gemini Gems Follow Alex at AlexMerced.com

Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling 16.01.2026 21:33

Alex Merced talks about how his optimism about the Agentic AI tool and poses the question, if people can run as fast as they could before AI, instead of resenting them for it, ask yourself how much further you can now run with AI. Follow Alex on Social: AlexMerced.com The Data Lakehouse Community: https://www.datalakehousehub.com

More Thoughts on the State of AI Software Development 02.01.2026 24:16

Alex Merced discusses more about his experience with the Google Anitgravity IDE Follow Alex Merced at AlexMerced.com

2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Catalog, Dremioframe & Iceframe Python Libraries for Apache Iceberg 23.12.2025 19:00

Alex Merced (AlexMerced.com) discusses:– his thoughts on thriving in 2026– His use of Google’s Antigravity– His use of NotebookLM– Dremio’s AI tools (dremio.com)– More Check out Pangolin Catalog at PangolinCatalog.org

Why do Semantic Layers matter so much? 25.11.2025

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Gaming Handheld Buying Guide and New Lakehouse Free Trial 18.11.2025

Guide to the Dremio Free Trial: https://amdatalakehouse.substack.com/p/comprehensive-hands-on-walk-through?r=h4f8p In this episode I make som suggestions on great handhelds you can buy for christmas, here is some websites of the main handheld manufacturers. Retroid: https://www.goretroid.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqmsw4dUCa7w0oODoE05TqOlQzhw8vfewFMVqVKnmF-1iL9pIt3 Anbernic: https://anbernic.com/ Konkr: ht...

Lakehouse Catalogs Beyond Apache Iceberg, What could they Look Like? 17.10.2025

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

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

Alex 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 Find all of Alex Merced’s blogs and resources at AlexMerced.com

Why Apache Polaris will Become the Industry Standard Data Lakehouse Catalog 30.06.2025

Past is Prologue. Alex Merced discusses lessons from the table format wars that can help predict the outcome of the catalog wars. Follow Alex at AlexMerced.com Join the #amtech channel on the Data Lakehouse Hub to discuss the podcast: https://join.slack.com/t/thedatalakehousehub/shared_invite/zt-274yc8sza-mI2zhCW8LGkOh1uxuf8T5Q