Developer Relations & Data Engineering
Bridging the gap between Data and People.
Alex Merced is an instructional advocate helping developers master the Data Lakehouse ecosystem.
My Name Is Alex
Latest Videos
View All Videos →Recent Articles
View All Posts →Open Data Lakehouses for Everyone
Apache Data Lakehouse Weekly: September 3-9, 2026
Three things ran through the dev lists this week....
Alex Merced on Medium
Apache Data Lakehouse Weekly: September 3–9, 2026
Alex Merced on Medium
The Open Lakehouse Explained, Then Built on Your Laptop with Dremio and MinIO
Open Data Lakehouses for Everyone
The Open Lakehouse Explained, Then Built on Your Laptop with Dremio and MinIO
Most people learn the open lakehouse backwards....
Recent Podcast Episodes
Listen to All →Featured Books
View Library →
Tech
Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse
Architecture patterns for building Iceberg-based data platforms.
DetailsView on Amazon
Tech
The Book on Using Apache Iceberg with Python
Hands-on guide using Iceberg with Python tools.
DetailsView on Amazon