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Data categories and common use cases
Relational Key value Document In-memory Graph
Referential
integrity, ACID
transactions,
schema-
on-write
Low-latency,
key lookups
with high
throughput and
fast ingestion
of data
Indexing and
storing
documents
with support
for query on
any attribute
Microseconds
latency, key-
based queries,
and
specialized
data structures
Creating and
navigating
data relations
easily and
quickly
Lift and shift,
EMR, CRM,
finance
Real-time
bidding,
shopping cart,
social
Content
management,
personalization,
mobile
Leaderboards,
real-time
analytics,
caching
Fraud detection,
social networking,
recommendation
engine
Search
Indexing and
searching
semistructured
logs and data
Product
catalog, help,
and FAQs,
full text
Time series
Ledger
Collect, store,
and process
data
sequenced by
time
IoT
applications,
event tracking
Complete,
immutable, and
verifiable history
of all changes
to application
data
Systems
of record,
supply chain,
healthcare,
registrations,
financial
