Overall Satisfaction with MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB is a standard NoSQL database within our enterprise. We are considering applications for cloud dbs and MongoDB Atlas is a choice for NoSQL cloud deployments or DBaaS. I am working on a project where we are looking at modernizing our platform and have defined a future state architecture. MongoDB Atlas can be used for storing some non-relational attributes that can be stored in document form where the schemas may vary from record to record. And MongoDB Atlas is very quick to provision. Getting servers provision within our organization can be very slow given the SLAs some teams have. Atlas gets us prototyping and coding almost immediately.
- DB Provisioning.
- DB Management.
- Live Migration Service.
- Positive - Faster provisioning so we don't have development teams waiting.
- Positive - Automated backups and server management - eliminates need for dedicated DBAs.
MongoDB is a great product but on premise deployments can be slow. So we turned to Atlas. We also looked at Redis Labs and we use Redis as our side cache for app servers. But we love using MongoDB Atlas for cloud deployments, especially for prototyping because we can get started immediately. And the cost is low and easy to justify.
Do you think MongoDB Atlas delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with MongoDB Atlas's feature set?
Yes
Did MongoDB Atlas live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of MongoDB Atlas go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy MongoDB Atlas again?
Yes
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The single most important factor was the fact it is DBaaS or cloud based. We are able to get fast provisioning of servers when we need them, almost immediately. This keeps our development teams building software and designing applications. To deploy servers on-prem typically takes 30-90 days and requires involvement of a lot of people. I realize this is our own bureaucracy which is why we use Atlas.
We defined a number of criteria. Automated backups, Quick provisioning. Ability to easily migrate from on-prem to cloud, automated server management. Cost. MongoDB ATlas was tops in all of our categories. We would probably add some additional criteria if doing the eval again, but MongoDB Atlas meets our needs. We are very happy with the product and our selection process led us there.