MongoDB on AWS Guidelines and Best Practices

MongoDB on AWS

Guidelines and Best Practices

Rahul Bhartia

May 2015

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Contents

Abstract 4

Introduction 4

NoSQL on AWS 4

MongoDB: A Primer 5

Storage and Access Patterns 6

Availability and Scaling 10

Designs for Deploying MongoDB on AWS 12

High-Performance Storage 12

High Availability and Scale 15

MongoDB: Operations 20

Using MMS or Ops Manager 21

Do It Yourself 22

Network Security 26

Conclusion 29

Further Reading 29

Notes 30