AI for Databases: Field Guide, Live Apps & Lessons

Published: August 10, 2025

A 50-page, in-the-trenches document based on 15+ months of live client deployments. This guide bundles my practical lessons, the 8 live apps I built, and the full source code.

The Asset Includes:

• The 50-Page Field Guide (PDF): A practitioner's rulebook
• 8 Live Apps (4 Variants): Fully functional apps for testing, including the flagship DATS-4 suite.
• Full Source Code & System Architecture: All GitHub repositories and architectural diagrams.

Field Guide Contents:

• Security: A checklist of hard rules for live deployments.
• Datamarts & AI Context
• Agent Setups & Orchestration: My 3-agent architecture and the rules for keeping agents in line.
• LLM Choices: A recommendation matrix for different analytical tasks.
• LLM Cost Analysis: Detailed cost breakdowns for simple vs. advanced queries, including my Cost vs. Quality Matrix.
• Usage Patterns: Real-world use cases from client operations.
• Platforms: The stack I use for servers, databases, and gateways.

The field guide, live app available at: app.tigzig.com

Path: Database AI & SQL Apps

Download the 49 pager field guide: DATS_4_DATABASE_AI_SUITE.pdf

Download the supplementary report published on 30th Sep with updates: DATABASE_AI_SUITE_V7_SONNET4.5.pdf