A guide to selecting the optimal database for your specific needs.
OLTP: For transactional systems requiring strong consistency
OLAP: Optimized for complex queries and data analysis
Full-Text Search: Fast, flexible text search capabilities
Document Stores: JSON-like document storage and querying
Key-Value Stores: High-speed, simple data models
Graph Databases: Managing highly connected data
Embeddings: Efficient storage and retrieval of vector representations
Geospatial: Specialized for location-based data and queries