QuickSight Quickstart: From Blank AWS Account to Published Dashboards in One Command
The missing link for enterprise Quicksight Development The Problem — Automating QuickSight Is Still Awkward QuickSight is pay-as-you-go BI, but its deployment story lags behind the rest of AWS. A single dashboard hides dozens of interlocked artefacts — data sources, datasets, analyses, themes, RDS/VPC plumbing, IAM policies, and invisible dependencies such as SPICE refresh schedules. […]
Sharper Thinking: Pillars of Logical Arguments
Elevating Consulting with Logical Principles The primary goal of a consultant is to provide the best long-term solutions for customers. Achieving this requires not only technical expertise but also a disciplined approach to evaluating and critiquing solutions. This post outlines ten fundamental principles — adapted from classical logical fallacies — that everyone should follow when […]
Ship Clean Code Faster: A Pragmatic Guide to Using Cursor Effectively
TL;DR — Cursor can 2× your delivery speed if you install hard guardrails. This guide shows how rule files, checkpoint‑and‑restore, test‑driven development, and ruthless pruning let you bank that speed without inflating technical debt. Why Bother Reading Another AI‑Coding Post? Most “AI pair‑programmer” articles stop at shiny demos. They rarely answer the question architects lose sleep over: How do we prevent the […]
FlyngLlama: Combining Robyn and LlamaIndex for Intelligent Document Analysis
A document-devouring llama with Robyn wings that soars through your data! Performance Optimized Retrieval Augmented Generation Introduction In today’s data-driven environment, organizations are challenged to extract meaningful insights from their vast collections of documents. The ability to quickly locate precise information in sources such as legal contracts, research papers, knowledge bases, and technical documentation is […]
Indexing at Scale: Real-World Lessons from an Amazon Q Business POC
Introduction In today’s data-driven world, the ability to efficiently index vast amounts of information is a game-changer. During our QBusiness Proof of Concept (POC), we at New Math Data embarked on a journey that tested our strategies for handling hundreds of thousands of documents and gigabytes of data — all while ensuring security and accuracy […]
Taking the Leap: How a Bias for Action Drives Innovation
Unleashing Creativity Through Decisive Action Introduction In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, the ability to innovate swiftly and effectively is crucial for success. One key principle that separates thriving organizations and individuals from the rest is a “bias for action.” This mindset prioritizes taking decisive, proactive steps over endless deliberation and analysis. A bias […]
Chatting with Your PDFs and VTTs at Lightning Speed
A Deep Dive into an AWS OpenSearch + Bedrock + Chainlit RAG Pipeline Introduction This article explains how to build a question-answering system that processes PDF and Video Text Track (VTT) files, index them in AWS OpenSearch, and serve fast answers to users. It uses AWS Bedrock (Anthropic Claude) for language processing and Chainlit for […]
The Art of Data Engineering: Applying Sun Tzu’s Principles
How Ancient Wisdom Can Transform Modern Data Practices Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” offers timeless wisdom that transcends the battlefield, providing insights applicable to various domains, including data engineering. In this field, success is not merely about coming up with innovative ideas or implementing initial solutions. True success is measured by how effectively these […]
Nurturing a Better World: Lessons in Stewardship and Compassion
From Ancient Wisdom to Thriving in Modern Times Introduction In a world where ownership and control often dominate our thoughts and actions, it’s easy to forget the transient nature of our existence. We spend so much time acquiring and holding onto things that we lose sight of what truly matters. Instead of owning people, places, […]
The Melody of Data: Turning Unary Encoding into Bird-like Audio
Exploring the Intersection of Information Theory and Natural Sound Introduction In our increasingly digital world, the way we store and transmit information is becoming ever more crucial. Imagine trying to pack a suitcase with as much efficiency as possible, fitting in everything you need without wasting any space. In information theory, this idea translates into […]
