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Consistency Requirements

Consistency Requirements

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • database-selection
  • consistency

Consistency Requirements

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Strong consistency (financial, inventory) requires Postgres or CockroachDB. Eventual consistency is acceptable for social feeds, analytics — enabling Cassandra, DynamoDB, or MongoDB.

Key Properties

  • Strong Consistency for Financial Data
  • Eventual Consistency for Social Feeds

database-selection consistency


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  • SQL vs NoSQL Decision
  • Sync vs Async Decision

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