This document discusses using SQL and non-SQL databases like MonetDB to analyze transient detection data from radio telescopes like LOFAR and AARTFAAC. It notes that AARTFAAC conducts 24/7 full sky monitoring to detect transients or "changes" like supernovae or pulsars. The large volume of image data requires moving calculations to the database. While initial monolithic SQL queries were difficult to work with, using an ORM like SQLAlchemy with a MonetDB dialect improved maintainability and portability of the code.