MongoDB 8.0 promises higher scalability through extended sharding options
The database provider intends to present the new functions of the next major version 8.0. in detail at the "MongoDB .local Berlin" event.
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The development team behind the MongoDB database is preparing the publication of the next major release 8.0 - Release Candidate 16 is currently available. The next major release promises developers improvements in performance, reliability and scalability. MongoDB 8.0 should achieve more flexible scaling through new sharding options – including config shards.
Greater scalability and more cost control
In addition to general performance improvements, the innovations announced for the next major version aim to make MongoDB even more flexible and fail-safe as a development environment for database applications. To this end, the MongoDB team has planned various changes to sharding, which should contribute to greater scalability.
For example, developers can use config shards from version 8.0 onwards. These are special variants of a configuration server that also stores application data in addition to the usual cluster metadata. Config shards help to reduce the number of nodes required, which also reduces costs. However, the MongoDB team still recommends the use of dedicated config servers for applications that place high demands on availability and reliability.
In addition to more speed in resharding and shard rebalancing, the database should also become faster in batch and time series processing as well as in read/write accesses from the new version onwards. A new command for batch write processes, improvements to the memory allocation program TCMalloc and new compression methods for time series data should contribute to this.
With a view to higher availability and resilience, MongoDB 8.0 also focuses on handling unexpected load peaks. Developers are provided with various tuning options to ensure that the database can react quickly even in such resource-scarce situations.
These include the ability to set a maximum time limit for queries and to view queries to reject any problematic query forms if necessary. In addition, MongoDB 8.0 promises a generally optimized queue behavior for operations.
Comprehensive insights at "MongoDB .local Berlin"
The release notes provide a complete and detailed insight into the new features. Interested parties can also find out about all the other new announcements MongoDB 8.0, MongoDB Atlas and Atlas Vector Search at the"MongoDB .local Berlin" event on September 24. iX Developer is giving away three tickets. To take part in the prize draw, simply send an e-mail to developer@heise.de with the subject line "MongoDB .local Berlin".
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