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Updated 10/30/2024

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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

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APR 6

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

Apr 6

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JUN 11

Data News: Snowflake/Databricks Announcements, Iceberg V3

Alex Merced talks about the annoucement at Snowflake and Databricks respective conferences in particular when it comes to the lakehouse. Follow Alex: https://www.alexmerced.com/data

Jun 11

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02/15/2023

EP6 - Total Economic Impact of Data Lakehouse

As enterprise data platforms look to operate at a more efficient level, they face the pressure to pivot their data management strategies. The increasing volume of data, demand for self-service analytics that meets compliance requirements, and complexity of data distribution channels are all factors to consider when making a business case. In this video, we will cover the three-year Total Economic Impact™ of the data lakehouse and quantifiable benefits to productivity across all teams. You will learn about: - Key challenges organizations face with explosive data growth and data silos - Increasing team productivity and focusing more on high-value projects - Reducing data storage costs and retiring complicated ETL processes See all upcoming episodes: https://www.dremio.com/gnarly-data-wa...

02/15/2023

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44 min
SEP 5

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

Sep 5

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07/15/2024

Apache Iceberg Lakehouse crash course

Watch and learn about Apache Iceberg. A 10 part web series designed to help you master Apache Iceberg. https://hello.dremio.com/webcast-an-apache-iceberg-lakehouse-crash-course-reg.html?utm_medium=social-free&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=webcast-gdw-se-the-architecture-of-apache-iceberg-apache-hudi-and-delta-lake-intro&utm_campaign=webcast-gdw-se-the-architecture-of-apache-iceberg-apache-hudi-and-delta-lake-intro The "An Apache Iceberg Lakehouse Crash Course" an in-depth webinar series designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Apache Iceberg and its pivotal role in modern data lakehouse architectures. Over the course of ten sessions, you'll explore a wide range of topics: - foundational concepts like data lakehouses - table formats to advanced features such as partitioning, optimization, and streaming with Apache Iceberg - Each session will offer detailed insights into the architecture and capabilities of Apache Iceberg, alongside practical demonstrations of data ingestion using tools like Apache Spark and Dremio.

07/15/2024

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4 min
03/18/2024

51 – Open Data Standards (Apache Iceberg, Apache Parquet, Apache Arrow, Apache Ibis, Apach Substrait)

Alex Merced discusses many of the open source projects aiming to reduce the frictions the heavily fragmented data world. Follow me on Socials:https://bio.alexmerced.com/data

03/18/2024

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06/10/2024

EP50 - Optimize Analytics Workloads with Dremio + Snowflake

Watch Alex Merced, Senior Technical Evangelist at Dremio on "Optimize Analytics Workloads with Dremio + Snowflake". This session will delve into the key cost drivers of Snowflake and demonstrate how integrating Apache Iceberg and Dremio with a Data Lakehouse architecture can significantly reduce your data warehousing expenses. Discover strategies to optimize your data operations and achieve cost efficiency with cutting-edge technologies. Ready to Get-Started: https://www.dremio.com/get-started/?u... See all upcoming episodes and past episodes: https://www.dremio.com/gnarly-data-wa... Connect with us! Community Forum: https://bit.ly/2ELXT0W Github: https://bit.ly/3go4dcM Blog: https://bit.ly/2DgyR9B Questions?: https://bit.ly/30oi8tX Website: https://bit.ly/2XmtEnN Resource: https://www.dremio.com/resources/?utm... Events: https://www.dremio.com/events/?utm_me...

06/10/2024

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20 min
5D AGO

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

5d ago

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02/21/2024

50 – Thinking about the flow of Streaming/Real-Time Data

Alex thinks on the development of Real-time data pipelines.

02/21/2024

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Podcasts where Alex Merced discusses technology like Web Development and Data Engineering. Join the devNursery slack community for web developers at devNursery.com Join the DataNation slack community for data engineers, scientists and analysts at datanation.click