# Alex Merced Media

> AlexMercedMedia.com is the central media hub for content created by Alex Merced — Head of Developer Relations at Dremio, author, podcaster, and YouTuber. It aggregates his work across data engineering, Apache Iceberg, AI, developer relations, and libertarian philosophy.

Alex Merced is an instructional advocate helping developers master the Data Lakehouse ecosystem. His expertise spans Apache Iceberg, Dremio, open-source software, agentic analytics, JavaScript, Python, Rust, Golang, and libertarian economics and philosophy.

## About

- [Alex Merced Media — Homepage](https://alexmercedmedia.com): Central hub aggregating Alex Merced's blogs, videos, podcasts, and books.

## Videos

- [Latest Videos](https://alexmercedmedia.com/videos): Tutorials, talks, and tech deep dives across Alex's YouTube channels.
- [Code, Data, and Tech with Alex Merced (@AlexMercedCoder)](https://www.youtube.com/@AlexMercedCoder): Programming, Web Dev, DevRel, and AI.
- [Understanding Data with Alex Merced (@AlexMercedData)](https://www.youtube.com/@AlexMercedData): Data Engineering, Lakehouse, and Apache Iceberg crash courses.

## Articles

- [Latest Articles](https://alexmercedmedia.com/blogs): Aggregated posts from all of Alex's blogs.
- [Alex Merced's Blog](https://alexmerced.blog): Personal tech blog.
- [Open Data Lakehouses for Everyone](https://amdatalakehouse.substack.com): Substack newsletter on data lakehouses (tech).
- [The Lovatarian](https://loveatarian.substack.com): Substack newsletter on politics and philosophy.
- [Alex Merced on Medium](https://medium.alexmerced.blog): Medium publication.

## Podcasts

- [Podcasts](https://alexmercedmedia.com/podcasts): Recent episodes from all shows.
- [Alex Merced Tech Podcast](https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/feed/podcast/amtech): Data Engineering, Analytics, Lakehouse. Active.
- [Thoughts and Opinions of Alex Merced](https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/feed/podcast/thoughts): Politics, Economics, Libertarian Commentary. Active.
- [DevRel & Developer Advocacy](https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/feed/podcast/devadv): Developer Relations Careers. Periodic.

## Books

- [Book Library](https://alexmercedmedia.com/books): Full catalog of Alex's published books.
- [Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly, 2024)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098148622)
- [Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse (Manning, 2026)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1633435105)
- [Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly, 2025)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBRJ7J1Y)
- [The Book on Using Apache Iceberg with Python (2026)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNZ454FF)
- [The Book on Agentic Analytics (2026)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQN4Q41Y)
- [The Field Guide to Libertarianism (2026)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQV4CK5B)

## Related Official Domains

- [AlexMerced.com](https://alexmerced.com): Main portfolio and tech resume.
- [AlexMercedData.com](https://alexmerceddata.com): Data engineering resources and tutorials.
- [Books.AlexMerced.com](https://books.alexmerced.com): Directory of published books.
- [WhoIsAlexMerced.com](https://whoisalexmerced.com): Comprehensive bio and brand links.
- [AlexMerced.blog](https://alexmerced.blog): Personal tech blog.