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It is nice because our developers create tables whenever they need to sync data
We use it for all of our temporary data, anything which is not warehoused.
It works with AWS Lamda and EC2.
How has it helped my organization?
It is nice because our developers create tables whenever they need to sync data. There are allocations nor DBAs. It is just use it as you need it.
What is most valuable?
* Autoscaling
* No overhead
* No maintenance
What needs improvement?
We had some bad trainers when we first came onboard and would rate them fairly low. They did not seem staffed properly to fulfill the training services that they offered.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. It has been running without issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about 2000 customers a day.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is good. We originally chose it over DynamoDB because of the pricing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We also looked at DynamoDB from Amazon. However, it didn't have the features that we wanted from MongoDB.
We chose MongoDB based on its pricing and features.
What other advice do I have?
I have been happy with the service. Everything is good. Though, nothing stands out to me as exceptional.
I would encourage someone to look at DynamoDB, even though I am fine with MongoDB. If you are in a fully integrated into the AWS environment, you might want to stick with Amazon Web Services rather than a third-party.
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The integration went well and was lightweight
It is one of the main database back-ends for one of our products in the company.
How has it helped my organization?
* It has a flexible integration with our easy API.
* It has a good, easy integration with other tools that we use for this product.
What is most valuable?
* Flexibility
* An easy API
* Its redundance: We have a cluster of three very solid instances, so its very reliable.
* The integration went well and was lightweight.
What needs improvement?
During the configuration, we did some migrations where we had to reindex about 70,000 indexes, which took around an hour. They should improve this and optimize the indexing.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have good impressions of the stability.
We are good as far as the stress that we place on it. This is one part of the product that we are not worried about.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good. We use a three instance cluster for this installation, and it works great. Therefore, we haven't had to touch it for awhile, which is good.
How was the initial setup?
Our backups required some configuration.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate the product because I am on the operations side and the design was already done.
What other advice do I have?
Look at what MongoDB can do for you in terms of database back-end persistence. I would recommend to look at this first before you start looking at other solutions.
My company is interested in putting out products that are reliable for our customers, which we can monitor easily. We also want them to be easy to install and deploy, which is why I am happy with this one.
We are running this on an AWS instance.
Its most valuable features are high availability and zero maintenance
* High availability
* Resource recovery
How has it helped my organization?
It brought a lot of confidence to our team.
What is most valuable?
* High availability
* Zero maintenance, to double up things.
What needs improvement?
The cost needs improvement. The product is good, but the cost that we paid for it is expensive, so it wasn't that valuable.
For how long have I used the solution?
Less than one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The reliability is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is reliable. We have a small environment right now.
How was the initial setup?
The integration and configuration of this product in our AWS environment were easy and straightforward.
AWS works well with this application, but that is the only thing we have tested. We are happy with it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was easy and seamless. We chose the AWS Marketplace because it is a brand name and a popular product.
It is too expensive. They need to work on this.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I also evaluated the open source version of this same product, but chose the AWS version for more reliability and enterprise support.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the product.
It was easy and quick to market in terms of getting the application deployed rapidly
It drives a good portion of our client-facing software utilities.
What is most valuable?
* Scalability is its most valuable feature, as it is pretty simple.
* The maintenance is fairly easy.
* It was easy and quick to market in terms of getting the application deployed rapidly.
What needs improvement?
The cost needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is fine.
How is customer service and technical support?
We use technical support quite frequently. The tech support experiences that I have heard anecdotally have been fine. I haven't heard about any issues of getting problems resolved.
We are mostly using technical support because of changes in deployments and learning how to configure new things. While a lot of the work is done in-house, it is more about extending the capabilities of our internal team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing could always be better.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am sure that they evaluated other products, but it's been in deployment since I have been with the company. Therefore, I don't know if they looked at other types of databases at that time.
What other advice do I have?
It is a great product. It works fine, so we recommend it. We are continuing to use and expand it.
Right now, MongoDB is deployed for a very specific use case. However, it is something that we always consider when we are looking to migrate away from traditional RDBMS, like Oracle and SQL Server, then MongoDB is on the top of that list. We see if it is capable of supporting the app as written.
I was not involved in the implementation or configuration.
Our queries are quicker with it. It is also very easy to use.
We use it for hosting data on the cloud.
How has it helped my organization?
It enables us to get work done quickly and get to our data. It benefits us by providing performance.
What is most valuable?
* As a user, it is very easy to use. There is nothing complicated.
* We can write queries and go through it very quickly; our queries are quicker with it.
* Many tools are there. Other companies are providing many tools for getting to your MongoDB.
What needs improvement?
The import and export process needs improvement, i.e., getting in and out. Moving data from other databases into MongoDB, along with indexing, was challenging. However, it has been improving.
I would like them to make the product easier to use.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We are happy right now with stability unless something goes wrong down the line. In that case, you have to bite the bullet.
In terms of workloads, we put 60 to 80 percent on it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
So far, so good. However, we have had issues with our VPC, and how we have stored on S3 and our instances that we have with MongoDB. We are learning as we are building more capacity.
Our environment is utility customers, which is millions of meters, and each one has their own instance. We obtain that data for every 15 minutes in a big city environment, which is why performance is very important.
How is customer service and technical support?
The technical support is good. We have received very good feedback.
How was the initial setup?
The integration and configuration were pretty easy. We loved it. Otherwise, we would have changed databases.
What was our ROI?
We have definitely seen ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The purchasing process through the AWS Marketplace was very good.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I was involved later on in the evaluation process when we were looking to import and export data out of MongoDB. We looked at MySQL, but we wanted to be on the cloud instead of managing our data on MySQL.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend it. It is better than the legacy databases, and it is very good with the cloud.
best one to use for a MongoDB
What do you like best about the product?
the insights are the best in this and the ability to be able to receive alerts is also great.
It is really valuable to monitor and troubleshoot when in issues.
It is really valuable to monitor and troubleshoot when in issues.
What do you dislike about the product?
MongoDB itself is not that great in the cloud(AWS)..its expensive, not so optimized and the list goes on.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To monitor the data pipilene's database performance.
Reduce human error. Save time and money.
Reduce human error. Save time and money.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
More Efficient Ops with Automated Database Management is required.
MongoDB Cloud Manager Easy To Use
What do you like best about the product?
switching versions is very simple and smooth and it takes a very short time. I also like that I can see all of my different database servers in a very short time. A good backup strategy is a critical part of any database management system. MongoDB offers many options for backups and recovery/restore. Along with a good backup method, it is very important to have multiple replicas of the database. This helps to restore the database without having the downtime of even one second.
I also found that reporting and real-time are too much useful especially to determine server problem, that helps me a lot
I also found that reporting and real-time are too much useful especially to determine server problem, that helps me a lot
What do you dislike about the product?
On the size of Data cost effects.
Do not have store procedure application logic in the MongoDB.
Slow restoring process.
Sometimes for larger databases, the backup process can be very resource intensive.
The backup process can increase the load on the server because of these reasons so you should run the backup process during the nights or non-peak hours.
Do not have store procedure application logic in the MongoDB.
Slow restoring process.
Sometimes for larger databases, the backup process can be very resource intensive.
The backup process can increase the load on the server because of these reasons so you should run the backup process during the nights or non-peak hours.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We used MongoDB Cloud Manager for point-in-time restore in our system. For us, its a best continuous and online backup solution.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
A good backup strategy is a critical part of any database management system. MongoDB offers many options for backups and recovery/restore. Along with a good backup method, it is very important to have multiple replicas of the database. This helps to restore the database without having the downtime of even one second. that's why I Recommend MongoDB
One of the leading databases making a big impact
What do you like best about the product?
Personally I like the Compass and the transparency and easiness to work with documents and collections across clusters
What do you dislike about the product?
Replica sets getting frozen when a huge stream of data hits the primary
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have used MongoDB for a wide variety of customer applications viz, IoT (Container Shipment Tracking and Security), Energy/Environmental applications, Financial Modeling
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it and see the difference
It was easy to validate data, access data, make active run queries against it, and retrieve data from it
I used it for testing.
How has it helped my organization?
It provided time saving for me. It provided an easy way to create validation against the database.
What is most valuable?
As a tester, it was easy to validate data, access data, make active run queries against it, and retrieve data from it.
What needs improvement?
The UI application for MongoDB crashes a lot, so we would have to use a third-party plugin to make it work. It may have been improved by now.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Except for the UI's stability, the product's overall stability is fine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
How is customer service and technical support?
We did not use the technical support.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Right now, I'm using DynamoDB, and I preferred using MongoDB more.
What other advice do I have?
It is a user-friendly and easy product to use
We use it for patient data.
How has it helped my organization?
Our databases used to be in-house. Now, they are in the cloud with MongoDB and everything is much easier.
What is most valuable?
The speed of it is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
I would like a better dashboard. It could be made a bit more user friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
Less than one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We put a large amount of stress on it, and it is able to handle this all the time.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable. We have 10,000 employees.
How is customer service and technical support?
We receive great customer service.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our purchasing experience on the AWS Marketplace was great. We chose to go through the AWS Marketplace as a small team; my team selected it, and we consist of three people.
The pricing and licensing is great.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We also looked at Cassandra, but we did not find it easy to use.
This product was selected because it was easier to use and more user-friendly.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend MongoDB.
The integration and configuration of the product on the AWS environment is fine.
We use the AWS version of this product.
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