13. The Pros
● Simpler schema design
– Fewer many to one relationships
– Design is part of development, not separate
● No DB setup step
● No DB migrations *
● No ORMs
● JSON as query language
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15. Hosting
● Amazon RDS: from $18
● Heroku Postgres: from $10
● MongoHQ & MongoLab: from FREE
18. Database as a Service
● Web admin FTW
– Saves you building your own
● No SSL
– But on AWS you can't sniff traffic
● Expensive backups
– But you can easily roll your own