MongoDB

Discover how MongoDB can help you manage a huMONGOus amount of data collected through your web application. This book covers the basic principles and advanced uses of this document-oriented database, and demonstrates why MongoDB is one of the fastest-growing databases. Learn how MongoDB handles data as self-contained JSON-style documents, rather than as records in different relational database tables -- and why MongoDB is scalable, high-performance, and reliable. This authoritative introduction, written by two software engineers from the company that develops this open-source database, offers guidance for programmers and advanced configuration for system administrators. The opening chapters about concepts and use cases are ideal for others on the project. * Explore the power and flexibility of document-oriented storage * Learn to create, update, and delete documents in MongoDB * Perform dynamic queries to find data with any criteria * Learn advanced query techniques with aggregation tools and server-side scripting * Get up to speed on security and authentication, backup and repair, and more * Learn advanced configuration, such as replication and sharding * Discover how to use MongoDB functions through real-world examples