Word of the Day: MongoDB

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |December 7, 2017

MongoDB MongoDB is an open source NoSQL database management system that is known for its scalability. MongoDB is especially useful for managing the structured, semi-structured and unstructured data produced by web applications. MongoDB allows administrators to create records, which are called documents, without first having to define their structure. MongoDB documents are written in BSON, a binary JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) representation that allows extensions for additional data types such as int, long and floating point. Each BSON document contains one or more fields, and each field contains a value of a specific data type.   Many of the concepts in MongoDB are similar to that used in traditional relational databases.     MongoDB   Relational Database Collection Table Document Row Field Column Embedded documents, linking Joins   Like other NoSQL databases, however, MongoDB supports dynamic schema design and allows the documents in a collection to have different fields and structures. Automatic sharding enables data in a collection to be distributed across multiple systems for horizontal scalability as data volumes increase.   MongoDB was created by Dwight Merriman and Eliot Horowitz, who encountered development and scalability issues with traditional relational database approaches while building Web applications at DoubleClick, an Internet advertising company now owned by Google. According to Merriman, the name of the database was derived from the word humongous. Quote of the Day "MongoDB streamlines development efforts, freeing up developers who were formerly doing back-end design to focus on other tasks." - Jack Vaughan   Trending Terms open source NoSQL relational database key-value pair JSON horizontal scalability   Learning Center Keyboard data leak exposes millions of personal records Misconfigured MongoDB database settings exposed millions of personal records collected by the app developer Ai.type in a massive keyboard data leak. MongoDB 'Charts' a way to dashboard visualization from its database As MongoDB looks to fill in gaps, a native dashboard visualization engine is on tap. MongoDB Charts adds another way to look into NoSQL. How did thousands of MongoDB databases get hijacked? MongoDB databases with insecure authentication practices are at risk of attacks. Find out how to properly configure and secure databases. Risk & Repeat: Analyzing the accidental data breach This Risk & Repeat podcast discusses how accidental data breaches are caused when enterprises mistakenly expose user data online. MongoDB Atlas footprint grows bigger with Azure, Google cloud support MongoDB Atlas expands cloud database support to Azure and Google, while MongoDB Stitch emerges for streamlined back-end development in the cloud. Writing for Business Open source describes any software whose source code is in the public domain or that is copyrighted and distributed under an ______________. a. open source license b. open-source license Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.