What is MongoDB?

MongoDB is an open-source document database and leading NoSQL database. MongoDB is written in C++. MongoDB is a cross-platform, document oriented database that provides, high performance, high availability, and easy scalability. MongoDB works on concept of collection and document.

Why we should use MongoDB?

• Document Oriented Storage − Data is stored in the form of JSON style documents.
• Index on any attribute
• Replication and high availability
• Auto-Sharding
• Rich queries
• Fast in-place updates
• Professional support by MongoDB

Where we should Use MongoDB?

• Big Data
• Content Management and Delivery
• Mobile and Social Infrastructure
• User Data Management
• Data Hub

Simple MongoDB stucture looks like:

{
  title: 'Featurepreneur',
  by: 'Prakash R',
  url: 'https://www.featurepreneur.com',
  type: 'NoSQL'
}

Who’s using MongoDB?

MongoDB has been adopted as backend software by a number of major websites and services including EA, Cisco, Shutterfly, Adobe, Ericsson, Craigslist, eBay, and Foursquare.