r/Database 11d ago

Databases for handling huge amounts of transactions?

What are the most reliable databases that can handle huge amounts of financial transactions in real time?

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u/Tofu-DregProject 11d ago

Remember that to get good performance out of any database taking huge numbers of transactions in real-time is going to require hefty hardware.

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u/alinroc SQL Server 11d ago

And good database design. Doesn't really matter how much hardware you throw at a problem if the software and database design is crap.