1 = Database Store = 2 3 The database data store offers a mechanism for storing calendar objects and free/busy 4 details in a database system, currently focusing on relational database systems, with 5 specific support for PostgreSQL. 6 7 Benefits of the database store include convenient and standardised interfaces for 8 querying and inspecting the data, together with various guarantees around the durability 9 of the stored data. However, more administrative knowledge is usually required to operate 10 database installations satisfactorily, and activities such as archiving require extra 11 planning and expertise. 12 13 The [[../FileStore|file store]] offers a more convenient method of managing calendar 14 data, albeit offering arguably less scalability and less convenience when data volumes 15 become significantly large.