Aerospike's broad support for SQL allows developers to access and manipulate data in multiple ways, including through Trino, Spark, and JDBC connectors. The Aerospike API provides full functionality and performance, but may not be suitable for all use cases due to its NoSQL nature. Developers can leverage the Aerospike API's control and simplicity to optimize their applications' performance and scale, avoiding certain SQL features like joins to maximize benefits. By modeling data for performance, using performance features like multi-op requests, batch requests, and expressions, developers can unlock the full potential of Aerospike.