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Alex Merced Podcasts
Welcome to "Datanation," the podcast where your host, Alex Merced, takes you on a captivating journey through the fascinating world of data. In each episode, we explore a wide range of data topics, from data engineering and data analytics to the art and science of data-driven decision-making.
In the age of information, data is the currency that drives innovation and progress. "Datanation" is your passport to this ever-evolving landscape, where we unravel the mysteries, dissect the trends, and celebrate the breakthroughs shaping the data-driven future.
Join Alex Merced, a seasoned data enthusiast and educator, as he engages in enlightening discussions, informative interviews, and thought-provoking explorations of data concepts and practices. Whether you're a seasoned data professional, a curious tech enthusiast, or someone simply intrigued by the power of data, this podcast offers valuable insights and knowledge.
Find all episodes at: https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/series/datanation/
Follow Alex on Twitter @amdatalakehouse
Find Alex's Blogs and Social Links at AlexMerced.com
In the age of information, data is the currency that drives innovation and progress. "Datanation" is your passport to this ever-evolving landscape, where we unravel the mysteries, dissect the trends, and celebrate the breakthroughs shaping the data-driven future.
Join Alex Merced, a seasoned data enthusiast and educator, as he engages in enlightening discussions, informative interviews, and thought-provoking explorations of data concepts and practices. Whether you're a seasoned data professional, a curious tech enthusiast, or someone simply intrigued by the power of data, this podcast offers valuable insights and knowledge.
Find all episodes at: https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/series/datanation/
Follow Alex on Twitter @amdatalakehouse
Find Alex's Blogs and Social Links at AlexMerced.com
Episodes
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May 8, 2023 • 0sec
35 – Data Lakehouse Statistics (Understanding Parquet and Iceberg)
Alex Merced helps explain how stats are collected and used when working with Parquet files and Apache Iceberg tables. Follow Alex on twitter @amdatalakehouse
Apr 12, 2023 • 0sec
BONUS: What is Object Storage like AWS S3, Minio and more!
Alex Merced discusses what is Object Storage and the history of file systems. Join the community at datanation.click
Apr 8, 2023 • 0sec
34 – What is a Vector Database?
Alex Merced explains what is a Vector Database Join the community at DataNation.click
Mar 23, 2023 • 0sec
BONUS: The Big Picture at a Tech Company (Engineering, Product, Marketing, Sales)
Alex Merced discusses the different departments at a tech company and how they all fit together to create success. follow alex on twitter Web -> @alexmercedcoder Data -> @amdatalakehouse
Mar 21, 2023 • 0sec
33 – CI/CD on the Data Lakhouse
Alex Merced discusses what is CI/CD and how to achieve CI/CD pipelines on the data lakehouse.
Mar 10, 2023 • 0sec
32 – Data Versioning Solutions (Apache Iceberg, Project Nessie, LakeFS)
Alex Merced discusses the different Data Versioning Solutions and the approach different solutions have.
Feb 22, 2023 • 0sec
31 – Optimizing MPP Workloads
Alex Merced discusses how MPP tools plan tasks and how understanding that can help you plan your writes better. dremio.com/subsurface <— Register for Subsurface
Feb 15, 2023 • 0sec
30 – The Subsurface Live! Data Lakehouse Conference
Register for Subsurface at Dremio.com/subsurface Follow me on twitter @amdatalakehouse Subscribe to this and my other podcasts: Gnarly Data WavesSelect * from Data.Lake;Web Dev 101Web and Data: Interviews by Alex Merced
Feb 7, 2023 • 0sec
29 – Optimizing Data Performance on Small Data and Big Data
Alex Merced discusses the different considerations with optimizing data and how no one tool can make every use case performant, but understanding which ones will solve which use cases is the key.
Feb 1, 2023 • 0sec
28 – Reduce Data Warehouse costs with Dremio and DuckDB
Alex Merced discusses how you can really reduce your Data Warehouse costs by using Dremio to unify and organize your data lake and DuckDB for local ad hoc queries on data pulled through Dremio. Join the slack community at DataNation.click
