MongoDB Jump Start

Haim MichaelDecember 20th, 2013

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m● NoSQL Databases● MongoDB Database● Document Oriented● Database Scaling ● MongoDB Performance● Simple Administration ● Platform Independent● Learning Resources● Questions & Answers

NoSQL Databases● "Next Generation Databases mostly addressing some of

the points: being non-relational, distributed, open-source

and horizontally scalable."

www.nosql-databases.org

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MongoDB Database● MongoDB is a flexible and a scalable document oriented

database that supports most of the useful features

relational databases have.

www.mongodb.org

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Document Oriented● The document concept is more flexible comparing with

the row concept we all know from relational databases.

● The document model allows us to represent hierarchical

relationships using a single record.

{"fitstname":"dave","lastname":"levy","children":

{ {"firstname":"dan","lastname":"levy"},

{"firstname":"tal","lastname":"levy"}} }

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Document Oriented● The documents are grouped into collections. Each

collection is kind of a table. Each and every database

includes collections. Each collection include documents.

● The documents each collection holds don't need to

follow a specific schema.

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Database Scaling● When the amount of data grows there is a need in

scaling up (getting a stronger hardware) our data store

or scaling out (partition the data across several

computers).

● The MongoDB database allows us to split up the data

across multiple servers. MongoDB handles most of this

process automatically.

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MongoDB Performance● Unlike many other databases that use heavy protocols

such as HTTP/REST, the MongoDB database uses a

binary wire protocol as its primary mode of interaction with

the server.

● MongoDB was developed in C++ in order to achieve better

performance.

● In order to improve the performance many of the relational

databases popular capabilities were taken away.

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Simple Administration● MongoDB administration was simplified as much as

possible.

● The default configuration fits the common scenario. The

learning curve is very simple.

● In most cases the developer can handle the

administration tasks on his own.

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Platform Independent● MongoDB is available for the following operating

systems: Windows, MacOS, Linux and Solaris.

● Drivers for writing code that interacts with MongoDB are

available for nearly every programming language,

including Java, PHP, JavaScript and .NET.

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Learning Resources● MongoDB official main website is www.mongodb.org.

The website includes detailed documentation for using

MongoDB.

● You can find a detailed online free course for learning

MongoDB at http://abelski.lifemichael.com.

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Questions & Answers● Two courses you might find interesting include

Software Engineering in PHP

more info

Android 4.4 Java Applications Development

more info

HTML5 Cross Platform Mobile Applications

more info

● If you enjoyed my lecture please leave me a comment

at http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/life-michael.

Thanks for your time!

Haim.

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