MongoDB: The Definitive Guide: Powerful and Scalable Data Storage

Chodorow, Kristina

ISBN 10: 1449344682 / ISBN 13: 9781449344689

Published by O'Reilly Media, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MongoDB: The Definitive Guide: Powerful and Scalable Data Storage
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449344682
• ISBN 13: 9781449344689
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Manage the huMONGOus amount of data collected through your web application with MongoDB. This authoritative introduction&;written by a core contributor to the project&;shows you the many advantages of using document-oriented databases, and demonstrates how this reliable, high-performance system allows for almost infinite horizontal scalability.

This updated second edition provides guidance for database developers, advanced configuration for system administrators, and an overview of the concepts and use cases for other people on your project. Ideal for NoSQL newcomers and experienced MongoDB users alike, this guide provides numerous real-world schema design examples.

• Get started with MongoDB core concepts and vocabulary
• Perform basic write operations at different levels of safety and speed
• Create complex queries, with options for limiting, skipping, and sorting results
• Design an application that works well with MongoDB
• Aggregate data, including counting, finding distinct values, grouping documents, and using MapReduce
• Gather and interpret statistics about your collections and databases
• Set up replica sets and automatic failover in MongoDB
• Use sharding to scale horizontally, and learn how it impacts applications
• Delve into monitoring, security and authentication, backup/restore, and other administrative tasks

About the Author

Kristina Chodorow, a software engineer at 10gen, is a core contributor to the MongoDB project and has worked on the database server, PHP driver, Perl driver, and many other areas. She's given talks at conferences around the world, including OSCON, LinuxCon, FOSDEM, and Latinoware.