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Mastering MongoDB 6.x - Third Edition

By : Alex Giamas
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Mastering MongoDB 6.x - Third Edition

By: Alex Giamas

Overview of this book

MongoDB is a leading non-relational database. This book covers all the major features of MongoDB including the latest version 6. MongoDB 6.x adds many new features and expands on existing ones such as aggregation, indexing, replication, sharding and MongoDB Atlas tools. Some of the MongoDB Atlas tools that you will master include Atlas dedicated clusters and Serverless, Atlas Search, Charts, Realm Application Services/Sync, Compass, Cloud Manager and Data Lake. By getting hands-on working with code using realistic use cases, you will master the art of modeling, shaping and querying your data and become the MongoDB oracle for the business. You will focus on broadly used and niche areas such as optimizing queries, configuring large-scale clusters, configuring your cluster for high performance and availability and many more. Later, you will become proficient in auditing, monitoring, and securing your clusters using a structured and organized approach. By the end of this book, you will have grasped all the practical understanding needed to design, develop, administer and scale MongoDB-based database applications both on premises and on the cloud.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Basic MongoDB – Design Goals and Architecture
4
Part 2 – Querying Effectively
11
Part 3 – Administration and Data Management
16
Part 4 – Scaling and High Availability

MongoDB – A Database for the Modern Web

In this chapter, we will lay the foundations for understanding MongoDB. We will explore how it is a database designed for the modern web and beyond. Learning is as important as knowing how to learn in the first place. We will go through the references that have the most up-to-date information about MongoDB, for both new and experienced users.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned where MongoDB is best suited to be used and when it might be sub-optimal to use it. Learning about the evolution of MongoDB and the wider ecosystem will allow you to apply critical thinking when evaluating different database options early on in the software development life cycle.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics: 

  • SQL and MongoDB’s history and evolution
  • MongoDB from the perspective of SQL and other NoSQL technology users
  • MongoDB’s common use cases and why they matter
  • MongoDB’s configuration and best practices