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Practical tutorials, honest comparisons, and essays on the AI-for-data ecosystem.
Apr 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Natural Language to SQL in 2026: what actually works
An opinionated look at the current state of NL-to-SQL: what schema introspection, dialect awareness, and execution loops actually need to deliver in production.
ReadApr 7, 2026 · 5 min read
How to chat with Google BigQuery in under 5 minutes
Spin up Data Talks, connect a BigQuery dataset with a service account, and ask your first natural-language question — under 5 minutes, end to end.
ReadMar 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Open source BI vs SaaS BI in 2026: when each one wins
TCO, vendor risk, AI features, deployment speed — a 2026 framework for picking between open source BI and a SaaS like Looker or Hex.
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