Open Source Document-oriented Database

By Zack, Thursday, 16 December 2010

MongoDB (from “humongous”) is a scalable, high-performance, open source, document-oriented database. Written in C++, MongoDB features:

Document-oriented storage »JSON-style documents with dynamic schemas offer simplicity and power.
Full Index Support »Index on any attribute, just like you’re used to.
Replication & High Availability »Mirror across LANs and WANs for scale and peace of mind.
Auto-Sharding »Scale horizontally without compromising functionality.
Querying »Rich, document-based queries.
Fast In-Place Updates »Atomic modifiers for contention-free performance.
Map/Reduce »Flexible aggregation and data processing.
GridFS »Store files of any size without complicating your stack.
Commercial Support »Enterprise class support, training, and consulting available.