TBDEG - Dremio's Apache Iceberg Powered Reflections with Alex Merced!

This meetup is a monthly chat for our community to discuss the latest and greatest in data engineering. We'll cover interesting topics, techniques, and tools through general open discussions and focused presentations.

Join Dremio Senior Evangelist, Alex Merced, for a deep dive into the innovative world of Dremio's Apache Iceberg powered Reflections in his talk, "Dremio's Apache Iceberg Powered Reflections: Query Acceleration Deep Dive." In this session, Alex will unravel the mechanics behind Dremio's reflections, a groundbreaking feature that transcends traditional materialized views and cubes to deliver seamless and transparent query acceleration.

Alex will explain how Reflections leverage the power of Apache Iceberg to optimize data queries, significantly enhancing performance without the complexities usually associated with query optimization. Attendees will gain insights into the inner workings of Reflections, understanding how they automatically adapt to changing data and workloads to provide consistent, lightning-fast query responses.

This talk is essential for data engineers, analysts, and architects looking to harness the full potential of Dremio and Apache Iceberg for efficient and effective data querying. Discover how to simplify your data infrastructure and accelerate your analytics with Dremio's innovative approach to query optimization.

Speaker Bio:

Alex Merced is a developer advocate at Dremio with experience as a developer and instructor. His professional journey includes roles at GenEd Systems, Crossfield Digital, CampusGuard, and General Assembly. He co-authored "Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide" published by O'Reilly and has spoken at notable events such as Data Day Texas and Data Council. Alex is passionate about technology, sharing his expertise through blogs, videos, podcasts like Datanation and Web Dev 101, and contributions to the JavaScript and Python communities with libraries like SencilloDB and CoquitoJS.

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Looking forward to seeing you all soon!