Introduction

MongoDB (from "humongous") is an open source document-oriented NoSQL database system.

MongoDB makes part of the "new" NoSQL family of database systems. Instead of storing data in tables as is done in a "classical" relational database, MongoDB stores structured data as JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas (MongoDB calls the format BSON), making the integration of data in certain types of applications easier and faster.

Development of MongoDB began in October 2007 by 10gen. It is now a mature and feature rich database ready for production use. It is used, for example, by MTV Networks, Craigslist and Foursquare.

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongodb
2. http://www.mongodb.org/