01
When it fits
The product has to keep facts, look them up quickly, search across them, or hand them to reporting that people already rely on.
— TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
05
Data, databases & search
Where product data lives and how it is read. Relational stores, document stores, analytics, and search — chosen for the access pattern.
HOW IT FITS
Used when the
product needs them.
Technology follows the product and operational needs — not the other way around.
02
How we use it
The store and access layer follow the shape of the data and the queries the product makes. ORMs and drivers stay with that stack.
IN THIS CAPABILITY
Technologies in
this group.
Each name is used when that part of the product needs it.
PostgreSQL
Database
A relational database for data the product has to keep. It is used when that kind of database fits the work.
Discuss this technologyMySQL
Database
A relational database for data the product has to keep. It is used when the product or the existing system already uses it.
Discuss this technologyMSSQL
Database
A relational database from Microsoft for data the product has to keep. It is used when the existing system already uses it.
Discuss this technologyOracle
Database
A relational database for data the product has to keep. It is used when the existing system already uses it.
Discuss this technologyMongoDB
Database
A document database for data that does not fit one set of tables. It is used when that shape fits the product.
Discuss this technologyClickHouse
Database
A database for analytical queries over large volumes of events. It is used when the product needs that kind of reporting store.
Discuss this technologyElasticsearch
Database
A search engine for text and structured records. It is used when the product needs search beyond the primary database.
Discuss this technologyJPA
Framework
A Java specification for mapping objects to relational tables. It is used when the Java service persists data that way.
Discuss this technologyHibernate
Framework
A Java library that maps objects to relational tables. It is used when the Java service persists data that way.
Discuss this technologyEF Core
Framework
A library that maps objects to relational tables on the dotnet platform. It is used when that service persists data that way.
Discuss this technologyPrisma
Framework
A library that maps application data to a relational database. It is used when the service persists data that way.
Discuss this technologyTypeORM
Framework
A TypeScript library that maps objects to a relational database. It is used when the service persists data that way.
Discuss this technologyOTHER CAPABILITIES
More of what
we use.
Each group is used when the product needs it.