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Re:Ask HN: What database should I use, and how should I choose? by davismwfl on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:46PM (#9853386)
IMO, it depends on the type of data as well. But given your read and write description basically any of the databases you listed is capable if configured properly. If you have a lot of experience in the SQL side, you may want to stick there to minimize time to develop your MVP.

I use MongoDB for our core database, but we also have data in elasticsearch for text based queries and some reporting. I am right now contemplating introducing Postgres for the accounting side of our SaaS and to possibly serve some of our reporting requirements that we have found are truly highly relational.

So I don't think in today's environment that you need to say one database is the end all. However, I agree that picking one is the right choice for a new project and then adding/changing as you find the requirements that don't fit. We are micro-serviced based too so in some ways it makes it easier because we isolate which services interact with which databases, but I won't say it isn't without its own complications too.

Re:Ask HN: What database should I use, and how should I choose? by c4n4rd on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @02:30PM (#9853703)
I would agree withdavismwfl "So I don't think in today's environment that you need to say one database is the end all".

If your data is relational, that is what relational DBs are for - if you hdata is text search, that is what elastic search tools are for.

The key is to identify how the data will be used.

Good luck on the project.