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    PostgreSQL. Strengths: transactions, joins, constraints, flexible queries. Weaknesses: horizontal scale/sharding complexity, not ideal for huge analytical scans. DynamoDB. Strengths: massive scale, predictable low-latency key access, operational simplicity. Weaknesses: access-pattern-driven modelling, limited relational…