Transaction processing systems and decision support systems will generally have very different data storage needs.

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Transaction processing systems are optimized for efficient and fast processing of large volumes of operational data while decision support systems require access to large amounts of historical and current data for analysis and decision-making, which may include unstructured or semi-structured data. Therefore, they will have very different data storage needs.

Transaction Processing Systems and Decision Support Systems Will Generally Have