This document discusses databases for smart home technologies. It describes the various types of sensor and user data that would need to be stored in a smart home database system. These include data from temperature, humidity, gas, light and other sensors, as well as user data like multimedia files, phone calls, music and home movies. It also discusses the data storage requirements, issues around data storage, what types of data should be stored, and provides examples of how sensor and media data could be represented. Finally, it summarizes several database types, technologies and example systems that have been used or could be used to manage data in a smart home environment.