MongoDB
MongoDB is a unique approach to storing data.
What is MongoDB?
MongoDB is a document oriented database system. It stores documents in serialized JSON files to keep speeds high. It is schema-less, meaning your documents' structure can change easier and without locking up your table during an alter statement. Being a non-relational database, MongoDB provides users with another tool to solve data storage problems that have been plaguing developers for quite a while.
Who is using MongoDB?
Features of MongoDB
MongoDB is document-oriented, which allows you to easily map your data types to documents (objects). MongoDB scales easily with automatic sharding of data over servers. It is also highly available, replicated servers have automatic master failover built-in. All of these features don't hinder performance, as there are no joins and embedding makes reads and writes really fast.
How does Metal Toad use MongoDB?
Metal Toad uses MongoDB in different applications. From e-commerce sites to acting as a data store for a more generalized web application, MongoDB provides Metal Toad with a high performance document-oriented database.