What is a Real Database Co-Pilot?

Let's understand what we should expect from the best AI-powered Co-Pilot for databases. And where does Incerto stands today.

The Best of Humans Can't Be Replaced by Incerto (Yet)

If you have a responsible, smart, extremely knowledgeable teamate managing your databases, Incerto is not a replacement for them yet. They bring context and agency - qualities that are hard to replicate.

Otherwise, we would call it a "Pilot" instead of a "Co-Pilot."

Incerto as on 22 July 2025

The Limitations of Being Human

Despite their strengths, humans have certain limitations:

• You can't track everything happening inside a database.
• Writing SQL queries takes time.
• You can't store all the context needed to solve complex issues.
• You can't master every DBMS your organization uses.

What's the Hardest Part About DBMS in Production?

Context Overload. Most organizations use 3-4 different DBMSs simultaneously, each running distinct workloads. The larger the scale, the more context is needed, and the more people are required to manage it.

"A real Co-Pilot must maintain all context, across DBMSs."

DBMS Expertise is Rare

Becoming an expert requires hands-on experience solving real production issues. That's why many teams rely on external vendors with deep domain expertise.

"A real Co-Pilot must be able to solve any production issue, across DBMSs."

Intelligence is Required to Optimize and Solve Unknown Problems

We can all agree on this:

"A real Co-Pilot must be able to optimize and solve unknown problems."

What Does Incerto do?

"Incerto has the ability to fetch complete context across multiple DBMSs and use AI agents to solve problems and complete tasks."

At its core, Incerto is a Context Engine built specifically for databases.

Incerto Context Engine Diagram as of 22 July 2025

We'll dive into the "Internals of Incerto" in our next blog post.

In the meantime, feel free to reach out with any questions. I am available at LinkedIn.