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.
Microsoft SQL Server
DatabaseA relational database platform with integrated tooling for application and enterprise data.
Relational databasesMilvus
Vector databaseA database designed for storing and searching large collections of vector embeddings.
Vector & AI searchMongoDB
Document databaseA document database for modeling data in BSON documents with querying and aggregation.
NoSQL databasesMySQL
DatabaseA relational database used for web applications and transactional workloads.
Relational databasesNeo4j
Graph databaseA property graph database for exploring connected data with Cypher.
Graph databasesOpenSearch
Search engineAn open-source search and analytics suite for indexing, querying, and exploring data.
Search enginesOracle Database
DatabaseAn enterprise relational database with a broad set of operational and analytical capabilities.
Relational databasespgAdmin
Administration toolA graphical administration and development environment for PostgreSQL.
Developer toolspgvector
PostgreSQL extensionVector similarity search inside PostgreSQL, alongside relational application data.
Vector & AI searchPinecone
Managed vector serviceA managed service for indexing and querying embeddings for retrieval applications.
Vector & AI searchPostgreSQL
DatabaseA relational database for transactional applications, rich SQL, and extensible data types.
Relational databasesPower BI
BI platformMicrosoft's tools for semantic models, reporting, and interactive dashboards.
Governance & BIPub/Sub
Google CloudManaged asynchronous messaging for connecting publishers with subscribers.
Pipelines & streamingQdrant
Vector databaseA vector search engine with payload filtering for similarity-based retrieval.
Vector & AI searchRedis
In-memory data storeAn in-memory data structure server used for caches, counters, queues, and other application patterns.
Caching & in-memoryScyllaDB
Wide-column databaseA distributed wide-column database with a Cassandra-compatible interface.
NoSQL databasesSnowflake
Cloud data platformA cloud data platform for warehousing, analytics, and data collaboration.
Analytics & warehousesSpanner
Google CloudA managed distributed database for applications that need transactional consistency across scale.
Distributed SQL