How can I build a front end for querying a Redshift database (hopefully with Rails)

Question

So I have a Redshift database with enough tables that it feels worth my time to build a front end to make querying it a little bit easier than just typing in SQL commands.

Answer 1

You might want to consider http://www.looker.com/. It's a frontend for exploring your DB, allowing easily savable queries and a GUI that the business guys can also use.