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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 19m

Activity Declining

Since Jun 2025

Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

Consistency

52%

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About This Podcast

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.slack.com/t/thedatalakehousehub/shared_invite/zt-274yc8sza-mI2zhCW8LGkOh1uxuf8T5Q

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Recent Episodes

Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems

Jan 27, 2026 13m

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…

Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling

Jan 16, 2026 21m

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…

More Thoughts on the State of AI Software Development

Jan 02, 2026 24m

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

Dec 23, 2025 19m

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…

Why do Semantic Layers matter so much?

Nov 25, 2025

Try the Dremio Free trial at Dremio.com/get-started Follow Alex at AlexMerced.com

Gaming Handheld Buying Guide and New Lakehouse Free Trial

Nov 18, 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,…

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

Oct 17, 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

Sep 26, 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.…

Enabling and Optimizing Agentic AI: Access, Performance and the Semantic Layer

Sep 05, 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…

Why Apache Polaris will Become the Industry Standard Data Lakehouse Catalog

Jun 30, 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…