The network
Every Alex Merced site, and what each one is for
Alex runs a set of focused sites instead of one catch-all blog. Start with your goal, or scan the full list grouped by purpose.
Start by goal
- Understand the lakehouseVendor-neutral definitions, architecture, and comparisons.
- Build somethingStep-by-step procedures with runnable code.
- Look up a termShort definitions, then links to go deeper.
- Find a bookThe full catalog, by topic and series.
- Book a talkTopics, past talks, and the inquiry form.
- Get the newsletterPick the list that matches what you want to read.
About Alex
- Alex Mercedalexmerced.comCanonical identity root for the Alex Merced entity and router to the rest of the network.
- Who Is Alex Merced?whoisalexmerced.comLong-form narrative biography and career history.
- Alex Merced Mediaalexmercedmedia.comAggregated media output: videos, articles, podcasts, and books.
- Books by Alex Mercedbooks.alexmerced.comComplete book catalog and author bibliography.
- Branding by Alex Mercedbranding.alexmerced.comPersonal branding, career sovereignty, and reputation engineering for developers, tech professionals, and creators.
- Alex Merced: Open-Source Data and AI Tools, Agents, and Booksalexmercedcoder.devSoftware builder identity: open source projects, agent harnesses, and specifications.
- Alex Merced AIalexmercedai.comPoint-of-view site for Alex Merced's agentic AI work: projects, open specifications, and design principles.
- Alex Merced Dataalexmerceddata.comAlex Merced's data and AI work: talks, the Lakehouse and AI Show, books, and videos.
- Resources by Alex Mercedresources.alexmerced.comCurated link hub of free books, courses, communities, and learning resources.
- Alex Merced, Open Lakehouse advocateopenlakehouse.alexmerced.comAlex Merced’s open lakehouse work in one place: a knowledge base of the architecture and its key projects, plus where the writing, video, and books live.
Learn and reference
- Open Data Lakehouseopendatalakehouse.comVendor-neutral publication and reference for open lakehouse architecture.
- Semantic Lakehousesemanticlakehouse.comEducation hub for semantic layers, query federation, and governed analytics.
- Agentic Lakehouseagenticlakehouse.comFor engineers building agentic analytics: reference architecture, implementation patterns, a working demo, the agentic glossary, and the Agentic Lakehouse community.
- Agentic Analytics Nowagenticanalyticsnow.comFor analytics leaders adopting agentic analytics: the case, readiness assessment, use cases by function, evaluation checklist, and rollout playbook.
- Open Agentic Platformopenagenticplatform.comVendor-neutral reference architecture for assembling agentic AI from open, replaceable components.
- DataEngnrdataengnr.comKnowledge base of long-form data engineering guides: each concept explained with worked examples.
- Data Lakehouse Helpdatalakehouse.helpStep-by-step procedures with runnable code for building and operating a lakehouse.
- Data & AI Wikidataaiwiki.comContinuously synced wiki of data and AI topics.
- Alex Merced's Lakehouse Blogiceberglakehouse.comLong-form blog covering lakehouse and table format subject matter.
- Data Lakehouse Hubdatalakehousehub.comCommunity hub and aggregated lakehouse content.
- Coding Tutorials Blogtuts.alexmercedcoder.devCoding tutorials: languages, frameworks, and libraries, with code you run.
- Week of Dataweekofdata.comUpcoming in-person Week of Data community event; subscribe to hear when the date and location are announced.
- Alex Merced Blogalexmerced.blogPrimary long-form blog across data, AI, and software topics.
Personal projects
- Alex Merced Libertarianalexmercedlibertarian.comPhilosophy and political writing, separate from technical work.
- Alex Merced Musicalexmercedmusic.comCatalogue of the music Alex Merced has written, recorded and produced, across acoustic, electronic and AI-assisted work.
- D6 Storytellerd6storyteller.alexmerced.comTabletop roleplaying game system and companion books.