A field guide to the data world.
From a database on your laptop to a warehouse in the cloud.
Understand what each tool does, where it fits, and how to use it.
Datastream
Google CloudManaged change data capture for moving changes from supported sources to destinations.
Pipelines & streamingDBeaver
Database clientA desktop SQL client for connecting to and working with multiple database engines.
Developer toolsdbt
Transformation toolSQL-based transformations, tests, and documentation for analytical data models.
Pipelines & streamingDebezium
Change data captureConnectors that turn database changes into events for downstream consumers.
Pipelines & streamingDelta Lake
Table formatA table storage layer that adds transactional metadata to analytical data files.
Lakehouses & formatsDuckDB
Analytical databaseAn analytical SQL database that runs inside your process and queries files directly.
Analytics & warehousesElasticsearch
Search engineA distributed search and analytics engine for text, structured data, and retrieval workloads.
Search enginesFirestore
Google CloudA managed document database for application data and supported real-time access patterns.
NoSQL databasesFlyway
Migration toolA versioned migration workflow for applying database schema changes.
Developer toolsInfluxDB
Time-series databaseA database family for timestamped metrics and events; architecture depends on the product generation.
Time-series dataLiquibase
Migration toolA change-tracking and deployment tool for database schemas.
Developer toolsMariaDB
DatabaseA relational database with its own development path and a familiar MySQL heritage.
Relational databasesMemcached
CacheA distributed memory cache for storing short-lived values behind application keys.
Caching & in-memoryMemorystore
Google CloudGoogle Cloud's managed in-memory services, with capabilities depending on the chosen engine.
Caching & in-memoryMetabase
BI toolA business intelligence interface for questions, dashboards, and data exploration.
Governance & BIMicrosoft Fabric
AzureAn integrated Microsoft analytics platform with warehouse, lakehouse, and data integration workloads.
Analytics & warehousesMicrosoft OneLake
AzureThe logical data lake underlying Microsoft Fabric workloads.
Lakehouses & formatsMicrosoft Purview
AzureMicrosoft's data governance, cataloging, and information protection capabilities.
Governance & BI