A hybrid data management/storage system is provided which includes two or more integrated or connected data management systems. An external application and/or user interacts with the hybrid data management/storage system using a unified interface. Incoming raw data may be directed to be stored in any of a plurality of data management systems based on the incoming data object having one or more of a number of predefined characteristics, including for example size and/or data type. Metadata corresponding to all incoming data objects may be stored in a particular data store, regardless of whether the incoming object's raw data is stored in a different one of the plurality of data stores.
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