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Alex Merced
Portal into the professional and personal world of Alex Merced — Head of Developer Relations at Dremio, O'Reilly and Manning author.
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- llms.txt
- https://alexmerced.com/llms.txt
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- 7
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- 39
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- 4663 bytes
- Registered
- 2007-09-12
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# Alex Merced
> Portal into the professional and personal world of Alex Merced — Head of Developer Relations at Dremio, O'Reilly and Manning author.
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- [/entity/](https://alexmerced.com/entity/): Index of all entity endpoints
- [/about.json](https://alexmerced.com/about.json): Compact summary (name, role, topics, book count)
- [/entity.json](https://alexmerced.com/entity.json): Full entity summary with endpoint map
- [/entity.jsonld](https://alexmerced.com/entity.jsonld): schema.org graph of person, books, projects, sites, topics
- [/entity/alex-merced.json](https://alexmerced.com/entity/alex-merced.json): Person facts, bios at four lengths, career timeline
- [/entity/books.json](https://alexmerced.com/entity/books.json): Complete bibliography (77 books)
- [/entity/projects.json](https://alexmerced.com/entity/projects.json): Open source projects and specifications
- [/entity/sites.json](https://alexmerced.com/entity/sites.json): Registry of every site in the network, with each site's purpose
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Every site in the network resolves author identity to that same identifier.
## About
- [About Alex Merced](/professional): Biography, books (77 titles), and professional background
- [Press Kit](/press_kit): Verified bio, credentials, and media info
- [Speaking](/speaking): Talk topics, past talks with dates, session abstracts, organizer FAQ, and the booking form
- [Contact](/contact): Email contact@alexmerced.com for speaking, press, and developer inquiries
- [Newsletters](/newsletter): Data, Lakehouse and AI on Substack, plus the other lists Alex writes
- [Network directory](/network): Every site Alex runs, grouped by purpose
- [Community](/community): Event calendars and discussion spaces Alex runs
## Books
- [Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide](https://books.alexmerced.com/books/apache-iceberg-the-definitive-guide/): O'Reilly, with Tomer Shiran and Jason Hughes; the category-defining text
- [Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide](https://books.alexmerced.com/books/apache-polaris-the-definitive-guide/): O'Reilly, with Andrew Madson and Tomer Shiran; the catalog reference
- [Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse](https://books.alexmerced.com/books/architecting-an-apache-iceberg-lakehouse/): Manning; architecture patterns
- [Building the Software Factory](https://books.alexmerced.com/books/building-the-software-factory/): Packt, with Benedikt Stemmildt; scaling reliable AI coding practices to teams
- [The Worlds Between Home](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HHZ8J1NX): ten-book family political space opera
- [All Books](https://books.alexmerced.com): Complete library
## Projects
- [Pangolin Catalog](https://pangolincatalog.org)
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