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.
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Alex Merced talks about his thoughts on technology. Follow Alex and find all this other work like his newsletters at AlexMerced.com
14 Aug 2026
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
28 Jul 2026
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
30 Jun 2026
AI & ART, New Books, AI Harness Production
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18 May 2026
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.
19 Apr 2026
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
27 Jan 2026
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
16 Jan 2026
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: AlexMerced.com The Data Lakehouse Community: https://www.datalakehousehub.com
2 Jan 2026
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
23 Dec 2025
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 PangolinCatalog.org
25 Nov 2025
Why do Semantic Layers matter so much?
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18 Nov 2025
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 manufacturers. Retroid: https://www.goretroid.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqmsw4dUCa7w0oODoE05TqOlQzhw8vfewFMVqVKnmF-1iL9pIt3 Anbernic: https://anbernic.com/ Konkr: https://www.ayaneo.com/product/KONKR-Pocket-FIT Mangmi: https://mangmi.com/products/mangmi-air-x XU Retro: https://www.xuretro.com/collections/frontpage Powkiddy: https://powkiddy.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorEoT89yJBBHoB2Ec0cGbfbhTZJUeOr98CnO8djuNacvOrurkR5 Trimui: https://trimui.net/?srsltid=AfmBOooJEXt2RFMBlAVNOgOC2yd9kbECIUBofoZYG4AG4o0xBgCVoip7 Miyoo: https://lomiyoo.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopurOeS9_f9m0tQPvtoYdRjov85qPbJA9dfyG_nulDI2fJzOy3T
17 Oct 2025
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
26 Sept 2025
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/architecting-an-apache-iceberg-lakehouse Follow Alex on Social at AlexMerced.com
5 Sept 2025
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
30 Jun 2025
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.com/t/thedatalakehousehub/shared_invite/zt-274yc8sza-mI2zhCW8LGkOh1uxuf8T5Q
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