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Reference pages for the engines in common production use. Each is written from the official documentation, states the versions it applies to, and carries a release-support matrix so you can see whether what you are running still gets fixes.

26 engines covered·Defaults verified against source

How they connect

Database engines and what depends on, replaces, or pairs with each - including the middleware and infrastructure they connect to outside this category.

Choose a starting point, then follow a recorded connection.

Use the map to decide what to read next: compare alternatives, look into a listed dependency or find a complementary tool. Lanes group entries by category and sort them alphabetically, so position does not signal importance or a reading order.

These are editorial recorded associations, not live topology or universal dependencies. Each arrow runs from the entry that records a relationship to the entry it names. It does not show traffic, execution order or a verified deployment.

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This view shows 34 technologies joined by 103 directed records.

How to read this map

Every arrow points from the entry that owns a record to the entry it references. Reciprocal records stay separate, and the line pattern identifies the field, not strength or certainty. The linked guides give the context; a record on its own does not explain technical necessity.

Dependency (dependsOn): A lists B in dependsOn; check the guide for scope and configuration.
Recorded use (usedBy): A lists B in usedBy. This is not converted into a dependency claim about B.
Alternatives (alternatives): A lists B as an alternative to compare, not a guaranteed drop-in replacement.
Complements (complements): A lists B as a complement, not a requirement to deploy both.

A filled dot leads to a guide or concept explanation; a hollow dot leads to a relationship profile. The number on a card counts its direct records in this view. Selecting a card highlights only those direct records, not a transitive dependency tree.

Technologies appear when they have at least 1 outgoing record before filtering and belong to Database. Entries from other categories appear when a listed entry names them as a dependency, use, alternative or complement. Connections to entries outside this view are not drawn, so absence here does not mean that no relationship exists.

Text view: every displayed node and recorded connection

Each sentence names the record owner first, then the referenced entry. A connection appears under both endpoints for lookup, without reversing its meaning. This view and its links work without JavaScript.

RAG AI

Open guide: RAG

5 direct recorded connections in this view. 5 further records touch entries outside this view.

Recorded use / usedBypgvector records RAG in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementspgvector lists RAG as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnRAG lists pgvector as a dependency.
Complements / complementsRAG lists pgvector as a complement.
Complements / complementsRAG lists PostgreSQL as a complement.

Data Engineering

Debezium Data Engineering

Open guide: Debezium

4 direct recorded connections in this view. 2 further records touch entries outside this view.

Dependency / dependsOnDebezium lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnDebezium lists MySQL as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByMySQL records Debezium in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records Debezium in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.

dbt Data Engineering

Open guide: dbt

4 direct recorded connections in this view.

Complements / complementsdbt lists Snowflake as a complement.
Complements / complementsdbt lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists dbt as a complement.
Complements / complementsSnowflake lists dbt as a complement.

Database

Apache Cassandra Database

Open relationship profile: Apache Cassandra

2 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativesDynamoDB lists Apache Cassandra as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMongoDB lists Apache Cassandra as an alternative.

CouchDB Database

Open guide: CouchDB

3 direct recorded connections in this view.

Dependency / dependsOnCouchDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesCouchDB lists MongoDB as an alternative.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records CouchDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.

Dedicated vector store Database

Open relationship profile: Dedicated vector store

1 direct recorded connection in this view.

Alternatives / alternativespgvector lists Dedicated vector store as an alternative.

DynamoDB Database

Open guide: DynamoDB

2 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativesDynamoDB lists MongoDB as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesDynamoDB lists Apache Cassandra as an alternative.

InfluxDB Database

Open guide: InfluxDB

5 direct recorded connections in this view.

Dependency / dependsOnInfluxDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesInfluxDB lists TimescaleDB as an alternative.
Complements / complementsInfluxDB lists Prometheus as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records InfluxDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesTimescaleDB lists InfluxDB as an alternative.

MariaDB Database

Open guide: MariaDB

17 direct recorded connections in this view.

Dependency / dependsOnGalera Cluster lists MariaDB as a dependency.
Complements / complementsGalera Cluster lists MariaDB as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records MariaDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMariaDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByMariaDB records Galera Cluster in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByMariaDB records ProxySQL in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMariaDB lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMariaDB lists MySQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMariaDB lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Complements / complementsMariaDB lists Galera Cluster as a complement.
Complements / complementsMariaDB lists ProxySQL as a complement.
Complements / complementsMariaDB lists keepalived as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativesMySQL lists MariaDB as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesPostgreSQL lists MariaDB as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnProxySQL lists MariaDB as a dependency.
Complements / complementsProxySQL lists MariaDB as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativesSQL Server lists MariaDB as an alternative.

Memcached Database

Open guide: Memcached

4 direct recorded connections in this view.

Recorded use / usedByLinux records Memcached in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMemcached lists Linux as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMemcached lists Valkey as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesValkey lists Memcached as an alternative.

Database (continued)

Milvus Database

Open guide: Milvus

9 direct recorded connections in this view.

Recorded use / usedByetcd records Milvus in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByKubernetes records Milvus in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMilvus lists Kubernetes as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMilvus lists etcd as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMilvus lists pgvector as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMilvus lists Qdrant as an alternative.
Complements / complementsMilvus lists Kubernetes as a complement.
Complements / complementsMilvus lists etcd as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativesQdrant lists Milvus as an alternative.

MongoDB Database

Open guide: MongoDB

8 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativesCouchDB lists MongoDB as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesDynamoDB lists MongoDB as an alternative.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records MongoDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMongoDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMongoDB lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMongoDB lists Apache Cassandra as an alternative.
Complements / complementsMongoDB lists Kubernetes as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativesPostgreSQL lists MongoDB as an alternative.

MySQL Database

Open guide: MySQL

9 direct recorded connections in this view.

Dependency / dependsOnDebezium lists MySQL as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records MySQL in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMariaDB lists MySQL as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnMySQL lists Linux as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByMySQL records Debezium in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMySQL lists MariaDB as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMySQL lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMySQL lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Complements / complementsMySQL lists ProxySQL as a complement.

Oracle Database Database

Open guide: Oracle Database

2 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativesOracle Database lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesOracle Database lists SQL Server as an alternative.

PostgreSQL Database

Open guide: PostgreSQL

37 direct recorded connections in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Complements / complementsdbt lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnDebezium lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Complements / complementsHAProxy lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Complements / complementsKubernetes lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records PostgreSQL in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMariaDB lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMongoDB lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMySQL lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesOracle Database lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnPatroni lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnPgBouncer lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnPgpool-II lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Complements / complementsPgpool-II lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnpgvector lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Complements / complementspgvector lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnpg-jev lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Complements / complementspg-jev lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnPostgreSQL lists Linux as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records PgBouncer in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records Pgpool-II in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records Patroni in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records TimescaleDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records pgvector in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records pg-jev in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records Debezium in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesPostgreSQL lists MariaDB as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesPostgreSQL lists MongoDB as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesPostgreSQL lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists PgBouncer as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists Patroni as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists HAProxy as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists pgvector as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists pg-jev as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists dbt as a complement.
Complements / complementsRAG lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativesSQL Server lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnTimescaleDB lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.

Qdrant Database

Open guide: Qdrant

5 direct recorded connections in this view.

Recorded use / usedByLinux records Qdrant in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMilvus lists Qdrant as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnQdrant lists Linux as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesQdrant lists pgvector as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesQdrant lists Milvus as an alternative.

SQL Server Database

Open guide: SQL Server

7 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativesMariaDB lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesMySQL lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesOracle Database lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesPostgreSQL lists SQL Server as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesSQL Server lists PostgreSQL as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativesSQL Server lists MariaDB as an alternative.
Complements / complementsSQL Server lists Windows Failover Clustering as a complement.

Database (continued)

Snowflake Database

Open guide: Snowflake

2 direct recorded connections in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Complements / complementsdbt lists Snowflake as a complement.
Complements / complementsSnowflake lists dbt as a complement.

TimescaleDB Database

Open guide: TimescaleDB

5 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativesInfluxDB lists TimescaleDB as an alternative.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records TimescaleDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnTimescaleDB lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesTimescaleDB lists InfluxDB as an alternative.
Complements / complementsTimescaleDB lists pgvector as a complement.

Valkey Database

Open guide: Valkey

4 direct recorded connections in this view.

Recorded use / usedByLinux records Valkey in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesMemcached lists Valkey as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnValkey lists Linux as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativesValkey lists Memcached as an alternative.

pg-jev Database

Open guide: pg-jev

7 direct recorded connections in this view.

Alternatives / alternativespgvector lists pg-jev as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnpg-jev lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Alternatives / alternativespg-jev lists pgvector as an alternative.
Complements / complementspg-jev lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Complements / complementspg-jev lists pgvector as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records pg-jev in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists pg-jev as a complement.

pgvector Database

Open guide: pgvector

15 direct recorded connections in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Alternatives / alternativesMilvus lists pgvector as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnpgvector lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedBypgvector records RAG in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Alternatives / alternativespgvector lists Dedicated vector store as an alternative.
Alternatives / alternativespgvector lists pg-jev as an alternative.
Complements / complementspgvector lists RAG as a complement.
Complements / complementspgvector lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativespg-jev lists pgvector as an alternative.
Complements / complementspg-jev lists pgvector as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records pgvector in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists pgvector as a complement.
Alternatives / alternativesQdrant lists pgvector as an alternative.
Dependency / dependsOnRAG lists pgvector as a dependency.
Complements / complementsRAG lists pgvector as a complement.
Complements / complementsTimescaleDB lists pgvector as a complement.

Infrastructure

Kubernetes Infrastructure

Open guide: Kubernetes

5 direct recorded connections in this view. 8 further records touch entries outside this view.

Recorded use / usedByKubernetes records Milvus in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsKubernetes lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnMilvus lists Kubernetes as a dependency.
Complements / complementsMilvus lists Kubernetes as a complement.
Complements / complementsMongoDB lists Kubernetes as a complement.

Windows Failover Clustering Infrastructure

Open relationship profile: Windows Failover Clustering

1 direct recorded connection in this view.

Complements / complementsSQL Server lists Windows Failover Clustering as a complement.

etcd Infrastructure

Open guide: etcd

3 direct recorded connections in this view. 2 further records touch entries outside this view.

Recorded use / usedByetcd records Milvus in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMilvus lists etcd as a dependency.
Complements / complementsMilvus lists etcd as a complement.

Middleware

Galera Cluster Middleware

Open relationship profile: Galera Cluster

4 direct recorded connections in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Dependency / dependsOnGalera Cluster lists MariaDB as a dependency.
Complements / complementsGalera Cluster lists MariaDB as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByMariaDB records Galera Cluster in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsMariaDB lists Galera Cluster as a complement.

HAProxy Middleware

Open guide: HAProxy

2 direct recorded connections in this view. 2 further records touch entries outside this view.

Complements / complementsHAProxy lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists HAProxy as a complement.

Patroni Middleware

Open guide: Patroni

3 direct recorded connections in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Dependency / dependsOnPatroni lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records Patroni in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists Patroni as a complement.

PgBouncer Middleware

Open guide: PgBouncer

3 direct recorded connections in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Dependency / dependsOnPgBouncer lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records PgBouncer in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsPostgreSQL lists PgBouncer as a complement.

Pgpool-II Middleware

Open guide: Pgpool-II

3 direct recorded connections in this view.

Dependency / dependsOnPgpool-II lists PostgreSQL as a dependency.
Complements / complementsPgpool-II lists PostgreSQL as a complement.
Recorded use / usedByPostgreSQL records Pgpool-II in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.

ProxySQL Middleware

Open relationship profile: ProxySQL

5 direct recorded connections in this view.

Recorded use / usedByMariaDB records ProxySQL in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Complements / complementsMariaDB lists ProxySQL as a complement.
Complements / complementsMySQL lists ProxySQL as a complement.
Dependency / dependsOnProxySQL lists MariaDB as a dependency.
Complements / complementsProxySQL lists MariaDB as a complement.

keepalived Middleware

Open guide: keepalived

1 direct recorded connection in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Complements / complementsMariaDB lists keepalived as a complement.

Observability

Prometheus Observability

Open guide: Prometheus

1 direct recorded connection in this view. 1 further record touches an entry outside this view.

Complements / complementsInfluxDB lists Prometheus as a complement.

Systems

Linux Systems

Open guide: Linux

18 direct recorded connections in this view. 15 further records touch entries outside this view.

Dependency / dependsOnCouchDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnInfluxDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records PostgreSQL in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records MariaDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records MongoDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records MySQL in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records CouchDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records InfluxDB in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records Memcached in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records Qdrant in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Recorded use / usedByLinux records Valkey in its usedBy list. This is a recorded use association, not an inferred dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMariaDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMemcached lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMongoDB lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnMySQL lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnPostgreSQL lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnQdrant lists Linux as a dependency.
Dependency / dependsOnValkey lists Linux as a dependency.

Engines

Relational

PostgreSQL18.6intermediate

PostgreSQL internals that decide production behaviour - MVCC and XID wraparound, autovacuum thresholds, work_mem, WAL durability, indexes, replication.

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InstallationInstalling PostgreSQL 17 on Ubuntu/Debian, RHEL/Rocky/AlmaLinux, Windows and macOS, with the postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf settings to review before anything connects to it.

PostgreSQL 19 - what changes and what breaksintermediate

PostgreSQL 19 release status, an overview of every feature area - REPACK, WAIT and sequence replication, parallel and scored autovacuum, plan advice, I/O autoscaling, the monitoring additions and the new SQL surface - and the full list of migration breakers to check before upgrading.

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REPACKHow PostgreSQL reclaims dead-tuple space by rewriting a table - the pg_repack extension's trigger-and-log-table mechanism that carried PG 15-18, and the native REPACK command landing in PG 19 that replaces the trigger with logical decoding.Replication and WAITPostgreSQL 19's replication changes - the WAIT command for read-your-writes on standbys, logical replication of sequences, the publication EXCEPT clause, retain_dead_tuples conflict detection, and wal_level replica gaining logical capability on demand.AutovacuumWhat PostgreSQL 19 changes in autovacuum - parallel index vacuuming controlled by autovacuum_max_parallel_workers, a five-component scoring system that decides which tables get vacuumed first, and the new monitoring surface around it.Asynchronous I/OWhat PostgreSQL 19 changes in the asynchronous I/O subsystem that arrived in 18 - I/O workers that scale themselves between io_min_workers and io_max_workers, better read-ahead scheduling for large requests, and the EXPLAIN IO output that shows it working.MonitoringA diagnostic runbook for what PostgreSQL 19 adds to the monitoring surface - pg_stat_lock, pg_stat_recovery, new wait events, per-process-type log levels, stats_reset columns, WAL full-page-image bytes and the wraparound warning change - with the queries to use them.Plan advicePostgreSQL 19's answer to plan instability - the pg_plan_advice module that turns planner decisions into an editable advice string, and pg_stash_advice which applies that advice automatically per query ID, with the failure modes of each.SQL and COPYThe SQL surface PostgreSQL 19 adds - INSERT ON CONFLICT DO SELECT, window IGNORE NULLS, COPY TO JSON and partitioned tables, GRANTED BY, CHECK constraint enforcement toggles, oid8, jsonpath methods and the new encodings. Performance and I/O changes have their own page.Maintenance extensionsThe contrib modules that inspect and repair what PostgreSQL 19's maintenance changes touch - pg_visibility for the visibility map that scans now write, pgrowlocks for per-row lock detail under pg_stat_lock, pg_surgery for the corruption cases that block vacuum, and pg_prewarm for cache warmup. None changed in 19; all are more relevant because of it.

MariaDB13.0.2intermediate

MariaDB Server in practice - where it has diverged from MySQL, choosing a storage engine, InnoDB durability settings, replication, and Galera's real cost.

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MySQLintermediate

MySQL in production - InnoDB buffer pool, redo and undo, REPEATABLE READ and gap locks, GTIDs and Group Replication, and the 8.4 default changes.

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SQL Server17.0.5005.3 CU9intermediate

SQL Server edition limits that decide architecture - memory and core caps, Always On versus FCI, RCSI and tempdb, Query Store, core-based licensing.

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Oracle Databaseintermediate

Oracle Database in practice - the converged engine, CDB/PDB multitenancy, RAC shared-everything scaling, Data Guard, and the licensing reality that shapes every decision.

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Document

MongoDB9.0.2intermediate

Document modelling as physical design, replica set write and read concerns, shard key selection, compound index prefixes, and the aggregation pipeline.

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DynamoDBintermediate

Amazon DynamoDB in practice - the partition key contract, consistency options, secondary indexes, transactions, and what throttling actually means.

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CouchDBintermediate

Apache CouchDB in practice - MVCC revision tokens, bidirectional replication as the core feature, Mango queries and views, and multi-master conflict reality.

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Vector

pgvectorintermediate

Vector similarity search in PostgreSQL - where the data physically lives across heap, TOAST and index, how HNSW and IVFFlat retrieve it, and how pgvector serves as the memory layer in a RAG or agent system.

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Milvusintermediate

Milvus in practice - collections and partitions, index types for vector search, tunable consistency, the disaggregated Kubernetes architecture, and what running it actually costs.

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Qdrantintermediate

Qdrant in practice - collections and points, HNSW plus quantisation, payload-filtered search, cluster mode with Raft, and why it is the middle ground between pgvector and Milvus.

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Time-series & analytical

TimescaleDBintermediate

TimescaleDB as a PostgreSQL extension - hypertables and chunks, continuous aggregates, compression, retention, and what being an extension buys and costs.

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InfluxDBintermediate

InfluxDB 3 in practice - measurement/tag/field model, the Arrow rebuild, SQL querying, Core versus Enterprise, and tag cardinality as the classic way to take it down.

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Snowflakeintermediate

Snowflake in practice - storage/compute separation, micro-partitions and pruning, virtual warehouses, zero-copy clone, time travel, and the consumption billing model that shapes everything.

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Key-value & cache

Memcachedintermediate

Memcached in practice - the slab allocator, LRU eviction, client-side sharding, the cas primitive, and why having no replication is a feature.

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Valkeyintermediate

Valkey in practice - the Linux Foundation Redis fork, wire compatibility, what diverged since 7.2, the migration path, and when to pick it over Redis.

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Database comparison

Choose up to three engines from the full list and compare them side by side across the dimensions that drive the choice.

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