Many of you have likely heard that an estimated 27,000 MongoDB databases have had their data removed and held at ransom by hackers. We have received many questions about the news and wanted to discuss and share MongoDB security best practices to prevent future incidents. All database deployments hosted at mLab are safe from such […]
Configuring a MongoDB replica set for analytics
MongoDB replica sets make it easy for developers to ensure high availability for their database deployments. A common replica set configuration is composed of three member nodes: two data-bearing nodes and one arbiter node. With two electable, data-bearing nodes, users are protected from scenarios that cause downtime for single-node deployments, such as maintenance events and […]
MongoDB tips & tricks: Collection-level access control
As your database or project grows, you may be tasked with configuring access controls to allow different stakeholders access to the database. Rather than create a new user with full database privileges, it may be more appropriate to create a user that only has access to the data or collections they need. This allows users […]
Counting Down the Parse Migration
On January 28, 2017 Parse will be fully retired. To help with the transition, mLab has published a comprehensive guide to migrating Parse data onto an mLab-hosted MongoDB database. This guide aims to help existing Parse customers by highlighting migration best practices and addressing commonly asked questions that we’ve handled migrating over 8600 applications to […]
Introducing mLab Private Environments
Posted on 06/22/2016 announcement Private Environments
Today we are excited to announce the private beta of mLab Private Environments. mLab Private Environments are virtual private networks you can provision to house your various database deployments hosted with mLab. These private networks isolate your database from public networks while allowing your application infrastructure secure access to your database deployments. With Private Environments, […]
How to choose a DBaaS? Check out our piece in DZone
Posted on 04/13/2016 announcement education
DZone recently asked us to contribute an article on choosing a Database-as-a-Service provider. I was excited to write this because it gave us a chance to summarize some of our experience hosting hundreds of thousands of MongoDB deployments over the past five years. The piece, titled How to Choose a DBaaS, is also part of […]
MongoLab is now mLab
Posted on 02/29/2016 announcement
We have some exciting news to share! Below is the email we sent to our users earlier today: I’m very excited to share some important news with you. Today we are changing our name from MongoLab to mLab in order to better align with our long-term vision. When we started this business five years ago, […]
Welcoming the Parse community
Posted on 02/04/2016 general
Last week, Parse announced that it was winding down its service, and it will be fully retired on January 28, 2017. Parse provided a great mobile backend platform for developers who don’t want to wrangle with the complexities of server-side infrastructure. By encapsulating both the database and the app server into a single cloud […]
Help save Robomongo with your donation
Posted on 02/01/2016 general
We recently learned that the team behind Robomongo, a free and open source MongoDB admin GUI, are in need of funds to keep the project going. The project, which has over 3,622 stargazers on GitHub, is a valuable free tool for the MongoDB community. We know that many of you, our customers, use and love […]
New Telemetry features – metric descriptions and alert incidents
If you are running MongoDB in production, you should have a robust uptime and historical monitoring solution for every database deployment. Uptime monitoring ensures that your application runs smoothly by tracking database stability and alerts you to take action if necessary. Historical monitoring helps you analyze and compare database and operating system metrics over time […]
