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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. 01Active Monitoring: How Agentic AI Auto-Heals and Protects Enterprise Data PipelinesStatic alerts miss cascading pipeline failures. Learn how agentic AI monitors, traces root causes, and automatically rolls back broken enterprise data pipelines.
  2. 02Anatomy of an Agentic Analytics System: Inside the Multi-Step Reasoning LoopHow does an agentic analytics system actually work? Inside the ReAct loop, tool calling, schema exploration, and self-correction that power autonomous data agents.
  3. 03Mastering Apache Iceberg v3: What's New and How to Plan Your UpgradeApache Iceberg v3 adds deletion vectors, VARIANT type, row lineage, and table encryption. Here's what changed and how to plan your upgrade.
  4. 04Building a Custom Agentic Analytics System: Python, LangChain, and SQL Data LakesBuild a custom agentic analytics system using Python, LangChain, and Dremio. A developer tutorial covering SQL tool binding, prompt design, and secure execution.
  5. 05The Death of the Data Swamp: Establishing Governance in Your 2026 Data LakehouseData lakehouses become data swamps without active governance. Learn how schema enforcement, catalog stewardship, and drift detection keep your lakehouse clean in 2026.
  6. 06How Apache Iceberg Resolves the Hybrid-Cloud Challenge in Heavily Regulated MarketsApache Iceberg gives regulated enterprises data sovereignty with hybrid-cloud deployments. Learn how open catalogs and Iceberg handle compliance requirements.