Data & Storage Decisions

Database selection, consistency models, replication strategies, and data architecture choices.

Topics

Database Selection

SQL vs NoSQL, purpose-built databases, managed vs self-hosted, and vendor considerations.

Consistency Models

Strong consistency, eventual consistency, causal consistency, and their trade-offs.

Replication Strategies

Leader-follower, multi-leader, leaderless replication, and conflict resolution.

Data Modeling

Denormalization decisions, access patterns, and schema evolution strategies.

Data Governance

Retention policies, compliance requirements, and data classification.