This 261 MB dataset is well-suited for single-node deployment, with sufficient headroom before distributed infrastructure becomes necessary—typical single-node systems handle multi-gigabyte datasets efficiently. The 126.8 bytes-per-row average suggests moderate data density with potential compression gains, particularly if the 51 tables contain text fields or repeated categorical values; applying standard compression could reduce storage by 30-50% without architectural changes. At current scale, the dataset remains below inflection points that would trigger distributed requirements, though growth beyond 5-10 GB would warrant evaluating columnar storage or partitioning strategies to maintain query performance.