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Hands-on tutorials by Alex Merced on Apache Iceberg, the data lakehouse, pipelines, agentic AI, and the languages and tools that hold it all together.

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  1. 01Building an Honest TCO Model for Open Lakehouses and Proprietary WarehousesAn honest TCO framework for open lakehouses versus proprietary warehouses: five cost categories, measured numbers, sensitivity analysis, and where each side still wins.Data LakehouseAug 04, 2026
  2. 02Why Agentic AI Needs a Governed Semantic Layer Behind the Model Context ProtocolWhy agentic AI needs a governed semantic layer behind the Model Context Protocol: metric consistency, access control, Apache Ossie for portable definitions, and Apache Polaris for enforcement.AI & AgentsAug 04, 2026
  3. 03Moving From Supply Chain Dashboards to Decision Loops With the Model Context ProtocolMoving from supply chain dashboards to decision loops with MCP: sense, decide, act, and verify, with typed action tools, idempotency keys, and graduated human approval.AI & AgentsAug 04, 2026
  4. 04Metric Contracts as the Interface AI Agents Actually NeedMetric contracts as the interface AI agents need: calculation, inclusion rules, grain, temporal semantics, ownership, semantic versioning, and testing metrics in CI.AI & AgentsAug 04, 2026
  5. 05Cross-Cloud Credential Vending in Apache Polaris and the End of Permanent Storage KeysHow Apache Polaris vends short-lived, prefix-scoped storage credentials across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and how to retire permanent storage keys for good.Apache PolarisAug 04, 2026
  6. 06Designing Policy-Aware Telemetry Tables for AI Systems in Apache IcebergDesigning policy-aware AI telemetry tables in Apache Iceberg: what to log, tamper evidence, retention against conflicting deletion requirements, and tracing agent decisions.AI & AgentsAug 04, 2026