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#70 - Data Engineering, Open Source and Dremio with Alex Merced


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πŸŽ™οΈ Who is Alex Merced?

Alex Merced is a senior technical evangelist at Dremio and co-author of "Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide." With a diverse career path that spans from finance to developer advocacy, he is a seasoned expert in data engineering and open standards for unifying diverse data solutions. Alex is passionate about the open-source community and the excitement around data lake house technologies, which he specializes in.


πŸ’‘ In this episode...

... we discuss data engineering and open-source technology as well as unified platforms, data lake houses, and how they can benefit AI and marketing analytics. Alex shares how Dremio's data lake house platform can optimize query performance, reduce costs, and increase scalability. He also gives advice on getting involved in the open-source community and creating value through curiosity and detours.


Alex Merced: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmerced/

Thomas Bustos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbustos/


Artistic Direction & Video: Maxence Kerhoas


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