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Driving a Database Trade-off Decision

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Tell me about a time you had to lead a decision between two technically viable data architecture options—such as a SQL versus NoSQL approach for a real-time log ingestion system—when requirements were incomplete and stakeholders had different opinions. How did you evaluate the trade-offs, align people, and what was the outcome?