Summary
Data and databases form the core of any system, product, process, application, and even idea these days. Also, there are a lot of them lately. So, choosing the one that fits your needs and adds value, precision, cost-effectiveness, and representation to your information is paramount. This chapter aimed to point you in the direction of the right questions to ask at the time of design and modeling. As you possibly already know, almost always drive business with technology and not the other way around. Make the right database choices and data design decisions in a way that works for you.
In the upcoming chapters, we will look into some of these categories in detail with hands-on examples while also providing how-to guides and best practices. Before that, we will look at cloud computing and basics of handling data on cloud in the next chapter.
