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IT Keeps Blocking Database Access. Here’s the Strategy That Gets It Approved.
Stop Getting Locked Out of Your Data. Here’s How to Get Approved.
Apr 12
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Hodman Murad
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5 BigQuery Features That Changed How I Write SQL
Modern BigQuery SQL Features for Senior Engineers
Apr 5
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Hodman Murad
8
1
March 2026
Prompt Engineering.
Treating LLM Prompts as Software Assets
Mar 22
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Hodman Murad
3
LLM Inference Costs
The 60-80% Problem Nobody Talks About
Mar 8
•
Hodman Murad
4
Your Dashboard Looks Great and Changes Nothing
Most dashboards get opened once and ignored for every decision that matters.
Mar 1
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Hodman Murad
6
1
February 2026
From Manual Export to Automated Pipeline: A Practical Playbook
Two working automation patterns that require no database access, no paid tools, and no IT approval
Feb 26
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Hodman Murad
7
1
Trapped in the Export Loop
So, you’re a human data pipeline.
Feb 22
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Hodman Murad
14
2
LLM Fine-Tuning on a Budget
Dataset templates, cost strategies, and a conceptual walkthrough for teams without enterprise budgets
Feb 20
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Hodman Murad
13
1
Choosing Between Fine-Tuning, RAG, and Prompt Engineering: A $10K Decision Guide
Three questions to ask before building your LLM solution
Feb 15
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Hodman Murad
18
3
DeepSeek for Data Analysis
Prompts, Validation, and When to Just Type
Feb 12
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Hodman Murad
19
1
“Stop Learning SQL and Python”
Why Senior Analysts Are Right (And Wrong)
Feb 8
•
Hodman Murad
18
7
3
Implementation Blueprint for Vector Database: Pinecone vs Weaviate vs Chroma
Production RAG Systems
Feb 5
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Hodman Murad
15
2
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