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Alex Merced
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Co-Author on 2x O’reilly books, 1x Manning book and much more content on Data Lakehouses, Apache Iceberg and Software Development. Learn more at AlexMerced.com
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GUIDED VIDEO WORKSHOP FOR DREMIO CLOUD FREE TRIAL

Get the most out of your Dremio free trial with this guided workshop walking through all the lakehouse and agentic ai features on the Next Gen Dremio Cloud.

VIEW HERE: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#DataLakehouse #DataEngineering #ApacheIceberg
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Take a self-guided workshop through building a data lakehouse with Dremio’s free trial.

Workshop found here: medium.com/data-enginee...

#DataLakehouse #DataEngineering #DataAnalytics
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Take a self-guided workshop through building a data lakehouse with Dremio’s free trial.

Workshop found here: medium.com/data-enginee...

#DataLakehouse #DataEngineering #DataAnalytics
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This self-guided data lakehouse workshop tutorial covers:
- Creating your Free Trial Dremio Cloud account (No CC, No Cloud Account needed)
- How to use Dremio's AI Agent
- How to connect to Dremio's Lakehouse Catalog with Spark (Apache Polaris Based)

Read Here: drmevn.fyi/self-guide-w...
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Experience the Dremio Next Gen Data Lakehouse

Follow this tutorial for a hands-on guide on signing up for a free Dremio trial and see Dremio’s enterprise features in action.

Read Here: open.substack.com/pub/amdatala...

#ApacheIceberg #Dremio #DataLakehouse
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Two More Days till Subsuface NYC!

Register at Dremio.com/subsurface

#DataLakehouse #NYC #ApacheIceberg #ApachePolaris #ApacheArrow
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Early Release: Chapters 1-8 now available

If you pre-order “Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse” you’ll now have access to chapter 1-8 on Manning’s MEAP platform.

Order Here: hubs.la/Q03z87yX0

#DataLakehouse #DataEngineering #ApacheIceberg
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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#ApacheIceberg #DataLakehouse #DataEngineering
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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— New York City — Nov 13 — Subsurface Conference

Register for free admission to the Nov 13 Dremio’s Subsurface conference in NYC: lnkd.in/ezT7n3VJ

Register for free admission to Nov 11th Open Lakehouse Meetup: luma.com/89np9f3s

#ApacheIceberg #DataEngineering #DataLakehouse
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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REGISTER FOR SUBSURFACE (NOV 6 in San Jose, NOV 13 in NYC)

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#DataLakehouse #ApacheIceberg #ApachePolaris #ApacheArrow
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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REGISTER FOR SUBSURFACE (NOV 6 in San Jose, NOV 13 in NYC)

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October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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— Lakehouse Content just a scan away —

- yellow QR code takes you to where you can exchange contact info with me

- blue QR code takes you to a directory of links for downloading free books, lakehouse tutorials and lakehouse events.

Please like and share!

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October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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REGISTER FOR SUBSURFACE (NOV 6 in San Jose, NOV 13 in NYC)

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October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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APACHE POLARIS 1.2.0 IS RELEASED

Read about all the new features in Apache Polaris in the blog below:

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#DataLakehouse #ApacheIceberg #ApachePolaris #DataEngineering
What’s New in Apache Polaris 1.2.0: Fine-Grained Access, Event Persistence, and Better Federation | Dremio
Apache Polaris 1.2.0 continues to make the case for a fully open, production-grade Iceberg catalog. These changes reflect real-world needs: better control, stronger security, broader compatibility,…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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REGISTER FOR SUBSURFACE (NOV 6 in San Jose, NOV 13 in NYC)

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#DataLakehouse #ApacheIceberg #ApachePolaris #ApacheArrow
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Register for Subsurface NYC November 13th (Free)

Talks on Agentic AI, Apache Iceberg, Apache Polaris, Apache Arrow, Data Lakehouses and much more!

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#DataLakehouse #DataEngineering #AgenticAI
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Register for Subsurface NYC November 13th (Free)

Talks on Agentic AI, Apache Iceberg, Apache Polaris, Apache Arrow, Data Lakehouses and much more!

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October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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NEW BLOG: Exploring the File Format Ecosystem (Parquet, Lance, Nimble, Vortex)

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Exploring the Evolving File Format Landscape in AI Era: Parquet, Lance, Nimble and Vortex And What It Means for Apache Iceberg | Dremio
Formats like Lance, Nimble, and Vortex show that innovation is accelerating. Each one introduces new ideas about how to structure, index, and access data. But none of them exist in isolation. They…
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October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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APACHE POLARIS ON YOUR LAPTOP WITH MINIO

Follow this blog to build an example lakehouse with Apache Polaris, Apache Iceberg, Minio, and Apache Spark. Takes 5 minutes to get up and running to experience what an Iceberg lakehouse can feel like with these technologies.

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Try Apache Polaris (incubating) on Your Laptop with Minio | Dremio
Running Polaris locally with MinIO gives you a hands-on view of how an open catalog governs Iceberg tables. But when it’s time to move beyond experimentation, deploying and managing a full Polaris…
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October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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BLOG: Minimizing Table Maintenance with Well-thought-out Iceberg Writes

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#ApacheIceberg #DataEngineering
Minimizing Iceberg Table Management with Smart Writing | Dremio
The real secret to minimizing Iceberg table maintenance isn’t running more optimization jobs, it’s writing smarter data from the very beginning. By combining batch and streaming ingestion best…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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BLOG: Iceberg Table Maintenance with OPTIMIZE

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#ApacheIceberg #DataLakehouse
Apache Iceberg Table Performance Management with Dremio’s OPTIMIZE | Dremio
Performance management for Apache Iceberg tables isn’t just about cleaning up small files, it’s about ensuring your data layout evolves in step with your ingestion patterns and query workloads.…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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BLOG: Guide Dremio's AI and Iceberg Content

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#ApacheIceberg #DataEngineering
A Guide to Dremio's Agentic AI, Apache Iceberg and Lakehouse Content | Dremio
This only scratches the surface of Dremio's content. Explore Dremio University and the Dremio Blog to find much more great Dremio Content. Also get involved in the Dremio and OSS community at…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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BLOG: The Value of Dremio's End-to-End Caching

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#ApacheIceberg #DataLakehouse
The Value of Dremio’s End-to-End to Caching | Dremio
A tour of the different caching mechanisms in Dremio - Columnar Cloud Cache, Results Cache, and Query Plan Cache.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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New Blog - Governance Without Friction: How Dremio’s Semantic Layer Keeps AI Agents Accurate and Secure

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#DataLakehouse #AgenticAI #SemanticLayer
Governance Without Friction: How Dremio’s Semantic Layer Keeps AI Agents Accurate and Secure | Dremio
AI without governance is a liability. Governance without speed is a bottleneck. Dremio’s semantic layer eliminates this trade-off by providing governance without friction.With a single, governed…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Data Lakehouse Books

Head over to AlexMerced.com/Lakehouse to find links to Lakehouse Books, Communities and more.

#DataLakehouse #DataEngineering
October 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM