From Text-to-SQL to Governed SQL: The Evolution of Enterprise Data Query Solutions

Summary

The article discusses the evolution of Text-to-SQL technology, highlighting three attempts by the author/company to implement it. Initially testing a public HuggingFace service, then implementing a one-shot transformer that still relied on external LLM services, and finally developing a fully on-premises solution. The core argument is that traditional Text-to-SQL approaches fall short for enterprises needing full data control, and Exasol's on-premises approach transforms Text-to-SQL into 'Governed SQL' for enterprise use.