Architects struggle to evaluate tradeoffs between traditional PostgreSQL and distributed SQL for secure, multi-tenant CRMs without clear production consensus on scaling, document storage, and compliance.
Deciding between a traditional PostgreSQL stack and a distributed SQL database (CockroachDB) for a security-critical CRM handling millions of sensitive documents, while balancing strict compliance, tenant isolation, access control, and architectural complexity.
PostgreSQL vs CockroachDB for a security-critical CRM handling millions of documents?
I would not store documents in postgres. Not that you can't, you just shouldn't.
commentI would not store documents in postgres. Not that you can't, you just shouldn't. Object storage is better suited for this and much cheaper in the long run. You have a much higher likelihood of getting struck by lightning tomorrow than losing your files on object storage, so backups are not strictly necessary when using it. You want to make the bucket private and objects only accessible by signed URL's with a short lifespan (like 10 minutes, for example). This removes the need for you to manage encryption keys because the S3 API can generate the signed URL for you. You can store object info like the key and associated metadata in the database so you can connect everything together. You don't need to encrypt that data as long as you only ever expose a signed URL client side. I have a similar project I am using with Cloudflare R2 and it works well. They give you a very generous free tier.
Technical leaders designing security-critical, multi-tenant architectures handling millions of sensitive documents under strict compliance.
Repeated concern over selecting between traditional PostgreSQL and distributed SQL without clear architectural consensus for high-compliance document workloads.
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