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55 – Discussing the Apache Iceberg Kafka Connect Connector DataNation – Podcast for Data Engineers, Analysts and Scientists

In this episode, we delve into the Apache Iceberg Kafka Connector, a critical tool for streaming data into your data lakehouse. We’ll explore how this connector facilitates seamless data ingestion from Apache Kafka into Apache Iceberg, enhancing your real-time analytics capabilities and data lakehouse efficiency. We’ll cover: Join us to understand how the Apache Iceberg […]
  1. 55 – Discussing the Apache Iceberg Kafka Connect Connector
  2. 54 – Major Architectural Differences between Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake (Partition Evolution and Hidden Partitioning)
  3. 53-Why Do Snowflake Bills Get So Large?
  4. 52 – Apache Iceberg, Dremio and PuppyGraph
  5. #1 – intro to catalogs, manifests and metadata. Oh my!
Alex Merced discusses what is DevOps? Follow Alex on Social: https://bio.alexmerced.com/web
  1. 33 – What is DevOps?
  2. 32 – Understanding Multithreading, Events Loops, Concurrency and Parallelism
  3. 31 – JS Bundlers (Browserify, Webpack, Rollup, Vite, etc.)
  4. Bonus: New Youtube Channel, State of the Data Lakehouse
  5. Call for Speakers – Subsurface 2024 (Live in NYC May 2024)

Reflecting on Daily Show Episode about MMT (Modern Monetary Theory Economics and Finance for N00bs with Alex Merced

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  1. Reflecting on Daily Show Episode about MMT (Modern Monetary Theory
  2. Reflecing on “The Weeds” Episode about Limitarianism (Banning Millionaires)
  3. BONUS – Emmet Shear and a 50% Inheritance Tax (My Thoughts)
  4. 9 – Milei and the Dollarization of Argentina
  5. 8 – Understand the Relationship between Inflation and Government Spending (Exploring Mechanisms)
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  1. 7 – How to help Focus yourself
  2. 6 – Top 3 Rules to Living Healthier
  3. 5 – Exercise and its role in Weight Loss
  4. 4 – Carbs, Fibers and Sugar (Glucose, Sucrose and Fructose)
  5. 3 – Probiotics, Fermented Foods and Fiber