Item: MongoDB
Rating: 9
Author: Miguelangel Nuñez

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use MongoDB in the company's software development department to storage a large set of data for a meteorological forecast application. The data were provided by a third party service and refreshed every 5 minutes. Mongo was chosen to manage all the data. It's also used for a service of dynamic forms developed in the company.

Pros and Cons

With the ideal performance configuration, MongoDB is a great tool to manage data in a blazing fast way.
The document-oriented database has certain advantages: good fit for modern JavaScript frameworks (direct use of JSON), flexibility, big data processing and real time statistics/data analysis.
MongoDB is very easy to understand.

The resulting database is heavier than in a SQL relational database system

Return on Investment

We deploy quickly our solution, it was very important because we had a short deadline in this project

Alternatives Considered

Azure SQL Database and RavenDB

Mongo is very easy to use and have a low learning path

Other Software Used

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, Microsoft Azure, 3CX Phone System, Visual Studio IDE

Likelihood to Renew

I think it's a good option to keep all your data

Likelihood to Recommend

MongoDB is an excellent option for small / medium projects where relationships are not very important. When you have a lot of table relations, it is better to use a relational database.

An excellent option to save your data.

Overall Satisfaction with MongoDB