What is MongoDB

• Document-oriented NoSQL database used for high volume data storage
• Uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas
• A source-available cross-platform NoSQL database developed by MongoDB Inc.

Why to use MongoDB?

• High availability through built-in replication and failover
• MongoDB is a distributed database at its core, so high availability, horizontal scaling, and geographic distribution are built in and easy to use
• Horizontal scalability with native sharding
• End-to-end security
• Management tooling for automation, monitoring, and backup
• Fully elastic database as a service with built-in best practices

Key Benefits

• MongoDB’s document model is simple for developers to learn and use
• Provides all the capabilities needed to meet the most complex requirements at any scale
• The document model maps to the objects in your application code, making data easy to work with