The MongoDB Podcast

Alexey Glazunov joins us to talk about how Funnelytics leveraged MongoDB to displace Postgres and prepared to scale their startup for the next phase of their journey.  Funnelytics is a simple and aesthetically pleasing funnel mapping software that you can use to design, track and analyze your marketing funnels. ... Mikael Dia created Funnelytics after being frustrated that there wasn't a better tool out there for mapping funnels and tracking analytics all in one place. More information: MongoDB Atlas: https://www.mongodb.com/atlas MongoDB Community: https://community.mongodb.com Register for MongoDB.live 2021 today! Registration is open for MongoDB.live, MongoDB’s biggest annual user event.  Join us on July 13th and 14th for this free, virtual streaming event that will feature a solid lineup of cutting-edge keynotes, dozens of breakout sessions, live Ask Me Anything panels, “brain break” activities, and so much more!    Head to mongodb.com/live to register and to get updates on what is in store for July!  

Stephen O'Grady is a Co-Founder and Principal Analyst at Redmonk, the developer-focused industry analyst firm. Stephen is joined by Rachelle Palmer, Sr. Product Manager at MongoDB along with Michael and Nic to talk about Redmonk's latest Software Industry Language report. This report ranks language popularity using data from sites such as GitHub, and Stack Overflow.  Rachelle brings her extensive experience at MongoDB, and specifically in the driver space to the conversation and we uncover and discuss some surprises from the report.  You can review the report here: https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2021/03/01/language-rankings-1-21/ Join us in the MongoDB Community Forums to chat about this episode, the Language report and any thing related to MongoDB.

Begüm Ortaoğlu and Aytuğ Turanlıoğlu join us to discuss their experience building Chember.co, and about their participation in the MongoDB Student Spotlight program. Chember is a community to instantly find pickup basketball games, get information on the courts, and create or join tournaments. https://chember.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/begumortaoglu/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/aytug-turanlioglu/ Be sure to join the MongoDB Community to ask, answer questions and interact with MongoDB Enthusiasts and Developers.  

Chris Harris joins Mike and Nic to share what he's learned over the past 5+ years working as a Technical Support Engineer (TSE) at MongoDB and where he's earned the nickname "The Query Doctor". Join us in the Community to ask, and have your questions answered by folks just like Chris. Here are links to some of the topics Chris discusses: Query Targeting Performance Advisor Viewing Cluster Metrics Also check out these Episodes Chris references: Data Aggregation Pipeline with Asya Kamsky Everything you Know About MongoDB is Wrong with Mark Smith MongoDB University M001 with Yulia Genkina

Agero is powering the next generation of software-enabled driver safety services and technology, pushing the limits of big data to transform the entire driving experience. The majority of leading vehicle manufacturers and insurance providers use Agero’s solutions to strengthen their businesses and create stronger, lasting connections with their customers. Together, Agero is making driving smarter and safer for everyone. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss how Agero is using MongoDB as the backbone of their business in the insurance provider industry. This episode features Bernie Gracy, Chief Digital Officer, and JP Dhabolt, Principal Software Architect at Agero, Inc. Guest Information Bernie Gracy, Chief Digital Officer Bernie holds seven patents, with others pending. So he’s right at home with all aspects of technology development, architecture, infrastructure, and innovation for a rapidly evolving ecosystem powered by digital, mobile, the cloud, location-based services, and IoT. As Chief Digital Officer, Bernie's 30 years of technology experience, energy and insight are helping Agero drive new product/platform introduction, client delivery, and the establishment of new software-enabled business models. JP Dhabolt, Principal Software Architect. Agero, Inc. Hard working professional with 17 years of experience in information technology support and maintenance. Skilled in handling multiple projects as a team leader and team member in high stress, quickly changing situations. Strong analytical abilities with an eye for detail. Track record of quickly adapting to new concepts and technologies, and a genuine love for learning. As always, this episode is hosted by Nic Raboy and Mike Lynn from MongoDB.

Yulia returns to the show to tell us about M001 - MongoDB University's course for beginners. You may remember Yulia from Episode 5 where she talked about Data Modeling.  In this episode you will learn about how M001 can teach you to set up your database and start exploring different ways to search, create, and analyze your data with MongoDB.  https://university.mongodb.com/courses/M001/about Check out Yulia's previous episode on Data Modeling

As our series on MongoDB Realm Mobile continues, Shane McAllister returns to help Nic and Michael focus Realm Mobile for Android, Java and Kotlin in an interview with Christian Melchior, Lead Java/Kotlin Engineer on the Realm team. Christian shares a bit about his background transitioning from a Web Developer to the Mobile Space and talks about MongoDB Realm in the Android ecosystem. Christian mentions an online event coming up at the end of March, 2021 - Visit https://live.mongodb.com and register to receive more information about this, and all events.  More information on MongoDB Realm Mobile Join the MongoDB Community for Discussions, Q&A and More MongoDB.live Innovation Award Nominations are Open! Are you or someone you know building something amazing with MongoDB?  Nominate then or yourself for a MongoDB Innovation Award!   These awards are given out each year to celebrate projects and people who are using their data to build compelling applications that expand the limits of technology with the MongoDB data platform.  Head to mongodb.com/live for more info and to nominate a project today! *Submissions will be accepted until April 16th.

The Champions program rewards and recognizes our most active and enthusiastic community members at every stage of their MongoDB journey. From university students to veteran developers, Champions will have the opportunity to help drive the direction of our technologies while making meaningful contributions to the community.   In this first episode of the series, we're talking with Nuri Halperin of Plus N Consulting. Nuri has been a long-time supporter of MongoDB and a constant community advocate. His knowledge of the platform is as wide as it is deep. In this episode, Nuri talks about the value of Community and gets deep as he shares his views on data modeling, and the use of ODM's and ORM's as a development philosophy.   Nuri's Pluralsight profile and links to his courses can be found here.   Read more about the MongoDB Champions in the MongoDB Community Forums.  

Mark Smith is a Developer Advocate at MongoDB. He’s written a great article entitled “Everything You Know About MongoDB is Wrong” and in this episode, we chat with Mark to get to the truth and identify some of the misconceptions about MongoDB.  Myth 0: MongoDB is Web Scale Myth 1: MongoDB is on v3.2 Myth 2: MongoDB is a JSON Database Myth 3: MongoDB Doesn't Support Transactions Myth 4: MongoDB Doesn't Support Relationships Myth 5: MongoDB is All About Sharding Myth 6: MongoDB is Insecure Myth 7: MongoDB Loses Data Myth 8: MongoDB is Just a Toy Read the full article here.

As our series on MongoDB Realm Mobile continues, Shane McAllister returns to help Nic and Michael focus Realm Mobile for iOS in an interview with Jason Flax, Lead Engineer on the Realm team. Jason shares a bit about his background as a mobile application developer before discussing how, and why so many developers are choosing Realm Mobile for their application developer stack. More information on MongoDB Realm Mobile Join the MongoDB Community for Discussions, Q&A and More