SELECT * FROM data.lake;

SELECT * FROM data.lake;

Alex Merced

Episodes 33
Avg. Duration 10m
Activity Moderate
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Dec 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
58%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

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 @amdatalakehouse blogs: - https://www.dremio.com/blogs Other Podcasts to Check Out: - Gnarly Data Waves - DataNation - In the Grand Schema of Things

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Recent Episodes

The Dremio Agentic Lakehouse - AI, Apache Iceberg, and more

Dec 05, 2025 12m

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:…

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

Oct 17, 2025 29m

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 8m

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%…

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

Sep 05, 2025 14m

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.comFREE Book - Apache Iceberg: The…

Data News: Snowflake/Databricks, Apache Iceberg v3

Jun 11, 2025 17m

Alex talking about latest announcementsFollow Alex: https://www.alexmerced.com/data

BONUS: Data Lakehouse Crash Course (Polaris, Nessie, Unity, Gravitino, Lakekeeper and more!)

Nov 05, 2024 1m

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…

Dremio 25.2 - Hybrid Lakehouse Catalog, Unity and Polaris connectors, Dark Mode

Oct 29, 2024 8m

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

Aug 20, 2024 11m

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…

FREE Apache Iceberg Crash Course

Jul 09, 2024 2m

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-bookMy social and blog links: https://bio.alexmerced.com/data

20 - Data Sharing in the Dremio Lakehouse

Jun 18, 2024 6m

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

May 16, 2024 10m

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.…

What's new in Dremio 25.0?

Apr 18, 2024 8m

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?

Apr 10, 2024 7m

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?

Mar 28, 2024 8m

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!

Feb 21, 2024 3m

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)

Feb 02, 2024 13m

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

Jan 20, 2024 3m

Find all my data resources below:https://bio.alexmerced.com/data Listen to the State of the Data Lakehouse Podcast…

14 - Data Trends - Decentralization (Lakehouse, Virtualization, Data Mesh)

Jan 09, 2024 6m

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

Dec 20, 2023 10m

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…

12 - Dremio's Columnar Cloud Cache (C3)

Oct 31, 2023 6m

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…

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