We’re seeing an explosion in database options and preferences right now. On one hand, the cloud has enabled a wide range of distributed database configurations, from distributed SQL databases like Cockroach, Amazon Aurora, and Yugabyte, to NoSQL options like DynamoDB and Fauna. On the other hand, we’re also seeing renewed excitement in SQLite, which is as far from distributed as you can get. In this talk, we’ll do a survey of our database options — what separates them and what are the key tradeoffs? You’ll walk away with an understanding of the database landscape and which ones are right for your application.