Part 2 MongoDB Atlas data platform
Imagine being able to build a production-ready backend in minutes, not days—without configuring servers, setting up backups, worrying about patching, or managing replica sets. You write the code, define your data, and deploy. The rest? Handled automatically by the cloud.
That’s the idea behind MongoDB Atlas. It’s not just a managed MongoDB cluster running in the cloud; it’s a full-featured data platform, designed to simplify application development while giving you access to enterprise-grade performance, availability, and security out of the box. Built on top of the core MongoDB database, Atlas extends your capabilities with tools for search, AI integration, real-time data processing, analytics, and event-driven architectures, all deeply integrated and fully managed.
The days of stitching together ten tools to build a modern application stack are fading. With Atlas, you can store your data, search it, analyze it, process it as it streams in, and even build AI-powered applications, and do it all within a single platform.
This part of the book walks you through the many services offered by Atlas and shows how to use them in real-world applications. You’ll start in chapter 10 by learning what it means to run MongoDB as a fully managed service and how Atlas automates key operations such as scaling, backups, and high availability.