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Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
How to Connect an AI Model to MySQL in 4 Steps
AI is fast becoming an integral part of all kinds of development projects. At the most basic level, this requires us to know how to connect various elements of our applications to AI tools and models. As you might expect, interactions between our app’s data layer and LLMs are probably the most important component to this. The challenge is that this can take a number of different forms. This depends on what kind of data we’re using, our use case, and how widespread or varied the interactions we require are.
Ronan McQuillan
May 28, 2025
How to Connect an LLM to Postgres in 4 Steps
AI is forming a key part of more and more internal tools. At a basic level, this requires us to have the tools and techniques available to connect different layers of our applications to AI models, in order to perform functions. Naturally, the database is probably the most important component to this. However, this also poses some key challenges. For one thing, certain database engines have been quicker to adopt AI-ready functionality than others.
Ronan McQuillan
May 27, 2025
10 Agentic AI Use Cases
Agentic AI is probably the hottest topic in the world of enterprise IT. In fact, software vendors in just about every niche have added agentic AI features to their products over the past couple of years. However, in the real world, adopting AI agents isn’t such a straightforward process. On the one hand, many teams struggle to determine the right tools for their needs in a fast-evolving market. On the other hand, in their rush to roll out solutions, some companies lose sight of the need for provable ROI.
Ronan McQuillan
May 23, 2025
5 Flowise Alternatives & Competitors for 2025
In the past few years, several tools have come to market, aiming to simplify and expedite the process of building AI agents. Flowise is one of the most successful entrants into this space, offering a primarily visual experience for creating, deploying, and managing agentic systems. This includes low-code tools that enable us to drag and drop configurable elements to determine agent behavior. This has helped to position Flowise as a popular option for developers and non-developers alike, as interest in agentic AI has exploded.
Ronan McQuillan
May 21, 2025
Build a Free Postgres GUI in 3 Steps
A Postgres GUI helps you make the most out of your database, whether you are a coder or not. Databases are incredible tools for businesses. They allow you to store and process data at scale so that you can make better-informed decisions. You have two options to load data from databases. You can use code via a command line or a programming language. So, you type in the commands in a terminal or send your code to a server, and you get the results.
Ronan McQuillan
May 20, 2025
Create a Free MySQL GUI in 3 Steps
MySQL is one of the most popular database systems out there. And that’s for a good reason. It is lightweight, fast, easy to learn, and widely available. Using a MySQL GUI to manage your databases will help you make the most out of this tool. A GUI (Graphical User Interface) allows you to interact with your database with a visual interface. This allows you to see your data and use visual elements as opposed to text-based terminals and command lines.
Ronan McQuillan
May 20, 2025
What is Tool Calling?
Currently, interest in agentic AI is exploding. IT teams in all industries are rushing to implement solutions that utilize autonomous agents to power workflows. This not only requires AI models that can perform reasoning, but ones that can also take action based on this. That’s where tool calling comes in. Tool calling, also sometimes referred to as function calling, is what enables an agentic AI system to interact with connected tools, services, and resources in order to perform tasks within workflows.
Ronan McQuillan
May 19, 2025
Build a Free SQL GUI in 5 Steps
SQL is a powerful query language that’s used to unlock valuable insights stored in databases. No matter how large our database is or what we’re using it for, we need a streamlined, accessible way to interact with our data. But we also need to do this in a controlled, secure manner. That’s where an effective SQL GUI comes in. A GUI - graphical user interface - is an application that allows us to interact visually with our data, rather than relying solely on written commands.
Ronan McQuillan
May 18, 2025