#databasedesign

When designing a database, one of the priorities is ensuring that data is stored efficiently while...

When I made the leap from PostgreSQL to MongoDB, I thought I was ready. I had read the brochures,...

Quick Answer: When building an e-commerce system, never use today's exchange rate to calculate the...

Introduction I recently sat down to model the data for a payments +...

Every second, millions of digital transactions take place around the world. People withdraw money...

A recent question from my friend and colleague Mohammad got me thinking about the way we identify...

Explore best practices and tips for designing database solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2014.

The structure of your data is every bit as important as the code that manipulates it. - Martin...

Use PostgreSQL's generated columns to automatically calculate tenant billing amounts based on AI feature usage (tokens consumed × feature tier × region multiplier), keeping your billing logic in the database schema rather than scattered across FastAPI services, eliminating data drift and making audits trivial.

The math to be considered when building a firestore based business. And a simulator you can use for planning your projects

Understand relationship types and cardinality so your schema reflects how your data really connects.

Map entities and relationships before you write migrations so your schema starts on solid ground.