Contributing Writer · Data & NLQ
Cynthia Zhang
Contributing Writer, Explore Agentic
Xintian writes the data-engineering side of agentic systems: semantic layers, text-to-SQL accuracy, schema-aware retrieval, and the operational questions that determine whether an analyst-replacement agent actually saves time. He covers the data-and-analytics glossary entries.
NLQText-to-SQLSemantic layer
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Pieces written or reviewed by Cynthia
- Glossary · Written Guardian agent
- Insight · Written AWS Bedrock Pricing for Agent Builders: What Your Agents Actually Cost in 2026
- Insight · Reviewed Claude Haiku vs Sonnet: Which Model for Which Agent Workload (with the Cost-Per-Task Math)
- Insight · Written Haiku, Sonnet, or Opus: Routing the Claude Family by Cost-Per-Task in Agents
- Insight · Reviewed Glean Protect Plus: what the new governance SKU actually closes, and what it pushes behind a paywall
- Insight · Written From Fragmented Reports to Loyalty Growth: AI Reporting for Chain Retailers
- Insight · Written Prompt Injection Defense for Enterprise AI Agents: A Layered Control Model
- Insight · Written EDI 270/271 Eligibility Checks: Why a 96%-Electronic Standard Still Makes Clinics Call Payers
- Case study · Reviewed When Your Data Knows the Answer but Your Team Can't Ask the Question
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