My Mental Model on Choosing a Database for a Particular Problem

Dimensions to Think AboutAccess and Write PatternsConsistencyFault ToleranceScalabilityRead ScalabilityWrite ScalabilityElastic ScalabilityMaintenance and ObservabilitySelf-healingCostRegulations and ComplianceSmall Details That Could be Deal BreakersPracticality of This Mental Model

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Choosing a database technology for the problem at hand is a multifaceted problem. There is usually no single correct choice, but there are surely mu...