MongoDB is an open-source document database and the leading NoSQL database. MongoDB was developed by the company 10gen (now called MongoDB Inc) in October 2007. MongoDB has been used by many high-trafficked highly-scalable websites such as Craigslist, eBay, Foursquare and SourceForge.
The latest version of MongoDB database, version 3.2 was released recently. The new version has focused on building large, scalable, mission-critical applications using a single and modern database.
Here are some of the key features introduced in this version:
- New pluggable storage engines optimized for in-memory computing and the most security-sensitive applications
- Faster business insight with enhanced real-time analytics and search, coupled with seamless connectivity to industry-standard SQL-based BI tools for sophisticated data exploration
- Simplified data governance with document validation, coupled with GUI-based schema discovery and visualization
- Improved operational efficiency with enhanced management platforms, continuous uptime across distributed, multi-region deployments, and zero-downtime upgrades