In The Grand Schema of Things
Welcome to "In The Grand Schema of Things," the podcast where your host, Alex Merced, takes you on an exhilarating journey through the captivating world of Data Tech History and Concepts. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of data technology, explore its fascinating past, and delve into the cutting-edge concepts shaping our data-driven future.In each episode, Alex Merced, a seasoned data enthusiast and technology historian, brings his passion and expertise to the forefront. He shares captivatin...
Episodes (29)
Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems
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Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling
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More Thoughts on the State of AI Software Development
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2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Cata...
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Why do Semantic Layers matter so much?
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Gaming Handheld Buying Guide and New Lakehouse Free Trial
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Lakehouse Catalogs Beyond Apache Iceberg, What could they Look Like?
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Understanding the role of MCP, Langchain and Agent2Agent
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Enabling and Optimizing Agentic AI: Access, Performance and the Semantic Layer
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Why Apache Polaris will Become the Industry Standard Data Lakehouse Catalog
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Data News: Snowflake/Databricks Announcements, Iceberg V3
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Data News: DuckLake, Confluent’s TableFlow, New Book!
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Bonus – What is MCP? (Model Context Protocol – Modern AI 101)
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Will Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake Merge?
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2025, Data Lakehouse Looking Forward
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BONUS: Data Lakehouse Crash Course (Polaris, Nessie, Unity, Gravitino, Lakekeepe...
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FREE Apache Iceberg Crash Course
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9 – Data Protection by Design and by Default
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8 – Thinking Through Data Models for Incremental Ingestion
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7 – How do you model graph data?
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#1 – intro to catalogs, manifests and metadata. Oh my!
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6 – An Overview of what is Data Vault Modeling
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5 – Understanding Data Mesh
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4 – Inmon & Kimball Warehouse Modeling
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2024 Preview – Data/Web Content
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3 – Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD)
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2 – Data Modeling vs Data Management
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Call for Speakers – Subsurface 2024 (Live in NYC May 2024)
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1 – Data Look Back: From On-Prem Data Warehouses to Zero-ETL Data Lakehouses
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