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2. What Is MongoDB?

Luce Carter1  
(1)
Manchester, UK
 

Now that we know more about relational vs. NoSQL databases and have seen the wonders of document databases, it is time to understand more about MongoDB – from the beginning to now, including the different products available for so many different use cases.

In this chapter, we will look through more of why MongoDB was created and go into detail of the breadth of products available as part of the developer data platform, including the database and the additional services available.

The Beginning of MongoDB

MongoDB was founded ...

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