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Product wants this feature live today. SQL table, or a document store?
What you'll have at the end
A written decision, SQL or NoSQL, for one real feature, with the two access patterns that drove the call written down.
You need
A specific feature you're about to build, with at least a rough idea of what it will read and write.
Not covered
Picking the exact product once you know the family: a separate call with its own tradeoffs in hosting, team skill, and cost.
Leans on
Checked 25 Aug 2026
Part of the Big Data cookbook