October 1 · 22 min
NFC Tags, Suno, Gemini 4 Argon, much more
Alex Merced talks about his thoughts on technology. Follow Alex and find all this other work like his newsletters at AlexMerced.com
August 14 · 25 min
AI Models & Agentic Harnesses, Graph Engineering, Gaming on Android Devices, Dispatch
Alex talks about what’s on his mind when it comes to tech, enjoy!Find everything Alex at AlexMerced.com
July 28 · 21 min
AI Model Summer, Open Models, Data Lakehouse and the collision of Operational and Analytical systems.
Alex Merced gives the update on the state of the Data & AI world after this summer. Follow Alex Merced, find all links at AlexMerced.com
June 30 · 8 min
AI & ART, New Books, AI Harness Production
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May 18 · 26 min
AI Songs, Suno, The Puerto Rico Song from Saxboy
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.
April 19 · 24 min
AI Updates, Lakehouse Streaming (Iceberg/Fluss), and more!
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
January 27 · 13 min
Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems
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
January 16 · 21 min
Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling
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:
January 2 · 24 min
More Thoughts on the State of AI Software Development
Alex Merced discusses more about his experience with the Google Anitgravity IDE Follow Alex Merced at AlexMerced.com
Dec 23, 2025 · 19 min
2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Catalog, Dremioframe & Iceframe Python Libraries for Apache Iceberg
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 PangolinCatalo
Nov 25, 2025 · length unknown
Why do Semantic Layers matter so much?
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Nov 18, 2025 · length unknown
Gaming Handheld Buying Guide and New Lakehouse Free Trial
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 manufacture
Oct 17, 2025 · length unknown
Lakehouse Catalogs Beyond Apache Iceberg, What could they Look Like?
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
Sep 26, 2025 · length unknown
Understanding the role of MCP, Langchain and Agent2Agent
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/architecti
Sep 5, 2025 · length unknown
Enabling and Optimizing Agentic AI: Access, Performance and the Semantic Layer
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
Jun 30, 2025 · length unknown
Why Apache Polaris will Become the Industry Standard Data Lakehouse Catalog
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.
Apr 6, 2025 · length unknown
Bonus – What is MCP? (Model Context Protocol – Modern AI 101)
Alex Merced discusses modern AI and the new MCP standard and what it means. Follow Alex’s Blogs on and on Social at AlexMerced.com
Nov 5, 2024 · length unknown
BONUS: Data Lakehouse Crash Course (Polaris, Nessie, Unity, Gravitino, Lakekeeper and more!)
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 Cale
Jul 9, 2024 · length unknown
FREE Apache Iceberg Crash Course
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
Mar 28, 2024 · length unknown
33 – What is DevOps?
Alex Merced discusses what is DevOps? Follow Alex on Social: https://bio.alexmerced.com/web

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