# What is a managed database here?

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# What is a managed database here?
The managed database choices serve different data shapes: NoSQL provides a MongoDB database, while SQL queries a file using standard SQL.
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## What this means in practice
Both are provisioned in the workspace and exposed to the agent, workflows, and SDK, so you do not have to distribute a connection string to use them.
## Practical guidance
The managed options support different data shapes. NoSQL provides a MongoDB database, while SQL lets you query a file with standard SQL. Both are provisioned in the workspace and can be reached by the agent, workflows, and SDK without distributing a connection string. That keeps common platform access in the workspace rather than in copied secrets.
Choose based on how your data is organized and how you need to query it. NoSQL is suited to document collections; SQL is suited to tabular queries against the available file. Consider the operations your agent or workflow needs before deciding, and keep the data model understandable to the people who will maintain it. The managed setup removes connection-string handling, but it does not remove the need to choose a structure that fits your data and queries. [← Back to Databases FAQs](https://help.iagenify.com/faqs/databases)