About AICowan
AICowan was founded with a simple belief: AI should help organisations make better decisions, not just faster ones.
As artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday analytics, one challenge is becoming increasingly clear. AI can generate answers in seconds, but organisations still need confidence that those answers are based on trusted data, consistent business definitions, and reliable governance.
That’s why AICowan is building Zentarra.
What is Zentarra?
Zentarra is a next-generation AI analytics platform designed to help organisations explore their data with confidence.
Rather than simply answering questions, Zentarra focuses on helping users understand:
- Can this answer be trusted?
- Where did the data come from?
- Which business definitions were used?
- Is the underlying data good enough to make a decision?
Our vision is to make AI analytics not only intelligent, but explainable, governed, and repeatable.
Our Vision
We believe the future of analytics isn’t just about asking better questions.
It’s about making sure everyone in an organisation works from the same trusted information.
That means combining AI with semantic layers, data quality, governance, business definitions, and transparency to create answers that people can confidently act upon.
Why AICowan?
AICowan combines years of enterprise data experience with a passion for building practical AI solutions.
The ideas behind Zentarra have been shaped by real-world experience designing, supporting, and operating large-scale data platforms using technologies including Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, Azure, and Power BI.
Rather than chasing AI hype, we focus on solving real business problems with solutions that are practical, trustworthy, and designed for enterprise use.
About the Founder
AICowan was founded by Gary Cowan, a data professional with many years of experience in data architecture, SQL Server, cloud platforms, and Microsoft Fabric.
Outside of building Zentarra, Gary enjoys photography, the Lake District, British wildlife, and creating educational content to help others learn more about data and AI.
Join the Journey
Zentarra is continually evolving, and we’re building it in public.
Whether you’re interested in trusted AI analytics, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, data governance, or the future of enterprise AI, we’d love for you to follow the journey through our videos, articles, and product updates.