4 Database Requirements for High Volume Transactional Applications
Modern transactional applications face a unique set of challenges. They must handle high volumes of concurrent requests in global environments while guaranteeing ACID compliance and consistent performance. At the same time, enterprises expect systems to be agile, able to adapt quickly to new business requirements, and secure, with strict auditing and access controls in place.For many years, the default answer was to consolidate data into a single, central database. While this made reporting easier, it also created monoliths that were slow to evolve and difficult to scale. Even minor schema changes required coordinated updates across every application, slowing innovation and increasing risk.PostgreSQL offers a way forward. With its mature transactional engine, flexible schema and API support, replication features, and strong ecosystem, it provides the building blocks for creating data services that are reliable, scalable...
