Alex Merced's Data, Dev and AI Blog Alex talks technology, data, software development and AI https://alexmerced.blog en The State of Apache Iceberg v4 in July 2026: What the Dev List Tells Us About the Format's Next Chapter https://alexmerced.blog/blog/2026-07-06-iceberg-v4-state-july-2026.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The State of Agentic AI Standards in 2026: MCP, A2A, WebMCP, OSI, and the Protocol Stack Taking Shape https://alexmerced.blog/blog/2026-07-06-state-of-agentic-ai-standards-2026.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The State of Apache Arrow in 2026: Ten Years In, the Invisible Standard Is Everywhere https://alexmerced.blog/blog/2026-07-06-state-of-apache-arrow-2026.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The State of Apache Parquet in 2026: The Quiet Format Enters Its Loudest Decade https://alexmerced.blog/blog/2026-07-06-state-of-apache-parquet-2026.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The State of Apache Polaris in July 2026: From Incubating Catalog to the Governance Layer 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