IT Process Automation

Hello, I'm trying to figure out if is it better using a dataset or database for data mapping and other things, considering:

      1 - May or may not have too much data in it;

      2 - May have constant updates;

      3 - Considering above, how does it affect overall performance? 

Datasets have an effect in performance as stated in Tune CA Process Automation - CA Process Automation - 04.3.02 - CA Technologies Documentation.

In general, I use datasets for configuration data and some offer related stuff. 

I did get lots of used_to_be datasets that are now tables, and that make a feel of a more organized environment.

For example, I used to have a dataset to relate catalog_external_offer_id with pam_process_path. When Catalog had only a few Offers it was fine, but at one client he had almost 60, so we create a table for that.

My two cents