Episodes

  • Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems

    Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems
    Jan 27 2026
    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
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    14 mins
  • Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling

    Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling
    Jan 16 2026
    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
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    22 mins
  • More Thoughts on the State of AI Software Development

    More Thoughts on the State of AI Software Development
    Jan 2 2026
    Alex Merced discusses more about his experience with the Google Anitgravity IDE Follow Alex Merced at AlexMerced.com
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    24 mins
  • 2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Catalog, Dremioframe & Iceframe Python Libraries for Apache Iceberg

    2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Catalog, Dremioframe & Iceframe Python Libraries for Apache Iceberg
    Dec 23 2025
    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
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    19 mins
  • Why do Semantic Layers matter so much?

    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
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Gaming Handheld Buying Guide and New Lakehouse Free Trial

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

    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
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  • Understanding the role of MCP, Langchain and Agent2Agent

    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. https://www.manning.com/books/architecting-an-apache-iceberg-lakehouse Follow Alex on Social at AlexMerced.com
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