Blockchain Primer for DBAs

Introduction Although, blockchains have been around for more than a decade, how it relates to databases is considered inspirationally fresh. That’s partly because advancements in the database field and technology are transitioning at a faster pace every year, therefore anything new gets noticed. If you deal with powerful forerunners in databases and DBMSs like MongoDB, … Continued

What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?

Introduction “Big Data” has become almost a buzzword in the computing world in recent years, so much so that that the term has become nearly synonymous with information technology and computer science. Still, even though the term big data has become inextricably linked to the IT world, not everyone has a concrete understanding of what … Continued

CRUD operations in MongoDB – A summary of the most common methods

Introduction In this article we’ll discuss some of the most common CRUD operations in MongoDB. There are many options and we’ll highlight the ones that you’ll be using most frequently. We’ll show you the basic commands in the MongoDB Shell first because the function names are for the most part the same across the different … Continued

How to setup React, Node and MongoDB based project – Part 2

Introduction In part 1 of this series we setup the basic react app using create-react-app and installed Bootstrap to add some styling. In this part 2 of the series we’ll move onto setting up React Router, creating React components for our UI, and start setting up our backend with Express. How To So let’s jump … Continued

How to setup React, Node and MongoDB based project – Part 1

Introduction Today, we are going to set up a project environment for a basic project using React, Node, and MongoDB. This guide is not for absolute beginners, so if you want to understand how things work you must have a little grasp over these programs and libraries. So without wasting time, let’s get started: Prerequisites … Continued

Start MongoDB Mac – How to Start MongoDB on a Mac

Introduction In this article we’ll show you how to start MongoDB on Mac. The first section is for those who already have MongoDB installed and just need to start it. If you do not have MongoDB installed we have also included a section that will show you how to install it via Homebrew and then … Continued

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