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There are several ways to connect an AI agent to your data. Each approach solves a different problem and comes with its own trade-offs, what you’re really choosing between is speed and reliability. In this post, we’ll explore how to balance the two to get the best results for your team and use case.…

Last week, in the first part of this series, we explained why two analysts can produce two different answers from the same data, and why that problem gets worse with AI agents. Without a shared semantic layer defining metrics and business logic, AI will generate answers faster, but not more reliably…

Picture a typical workday. You’re in a meeting. Someone asks the typical question: “So, how was revenue last month?” You pull up your dashboard and respond, “Looks like we’re up 5%.” The CFO then opens his laptop, checks his numbers, and says, “Well, from what I’m seeing, we’re down 2%.” …

Guja is currently an analytics engineer at Carnival Maritime, one of the world’s largest leisure travel and cruise companies. As one of our first alpha users, Guja tried Databao’s context engine, a CLI that extracts schema and metadata from data sources so AI agents can reason over them reliably.&nb…

As of February 2026, Databao Agent ranks #1 in the Spider 2.0–DBT benchmark. This ranking measures how well agents can operate in a real dbt project, including reading the repository, understanding what’s broken, implementing the missing models, and validating everything by actually running code. …

Modern data teams need flexibility and scalability as workflows evolve and AI becomes central to analytics. They are increasingly relying on AI to enable self-service analytics and accelerate data workflows, and it has become essential to establish shared business logic and context that both humans …

At JetBrains, we build tools that help teams work with complex systems in a more productive and enjoyable way. As AI becomes part of everyday workflows, a new challenge is emerging for data teams: How can you enable AI-assisted analytics without sacrificing accuracy, transparency, or control over da…