Justin Smestad
    @jsmestad
Background

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Background

Fortune 500
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Consulting
Background

Fortune 500
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Consulting
I love Ruby - http://github.com/jsmestad

pivotal_tracker.rb
sinatra_warden
stale_fish
i love MongoDB
i love hosting MongoDB

mongo machine
            hosted MongoDB + data management
mongo machine
            hosted MongoDB + data management




❖   MongoDB in the cloud
❖   Metered Service
❖   MongoDB Analytics & Statistics
❖   Optional Enhancements
mongo machine
            hosted MongoDB + data management




❖   MongoDB in the cloud
❖   Metered Service
❖   MongoDB Analytics & Statistics
❖   Optional Enhancements
mongo machine
            hosted MongoDB + data management




❖   MongoDB in the cloud
❖   Metered Service
❖   MongoDB Analytics & Statistics
❖   Optional Enhancements
mongo machine
            hosted MongoDB + data management




❖   MongoDB in the cloud
❖   Metered Service
❖   MongoDB Analytics & Statistics
❖   Optional Enhancements
“
We have used MongoDB on
several production and play
projects over the last year.
We love it. MongoDB is now
the default database for
new projects at Collective
Idea.

    http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2010/06/15/reflections-on-mongodb/
http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Production+Deployments
Why use MongoDB?
Why NOT use MongoDB?
The Business of MongoDB
          transitioning from amateur to professional




                                       Justin Smestad
Mongo Seattle - July 27, 2010           mongo machine
Using MongoDB on every project is simple.

Marketing
The goal is to alter

Perception
Understand
Hook
Infect
Understand MongoDB
Before you do anything...
know the features
❖   Features
    BSON, GridFS, Map-Reduce


❖   Durability
    replication scenarios, production environments


❖   Performance
    mmap, indexing, concurrent requests


❖   Roadmap search, single-server durability
    auto-sharding, full-text
know the features
❖   Features
    BSON, GridFS, Map-Reduce


❖   Durability
    replication scenarios, production environments


❖   Performance
    mmap, indexing, concurrent requests


❖   Roadmap search, single-server durability
    auto-sharding, full-text
know the features
❖   Features
    BSON, GridFS, Map-Reduce


❖   Durability
    replication scenarios, production environments


❖   Performance
    mmap, indexing, concurrent requests


❖   Roadmap search, single-server durability
    auto-sharding, full-text
know the features
❖   Features
    BSON, GridFS, Map-Reduce


❖   Durability
    replication scenarios, production environments


❖   Performance
    mmap, indexing, concurrent requests


❖   Roadmap search, single-server durability
    auto-sharding, full-text
oh and one more factor

know the costs
know the costs
❖   Infastructure
    server costs, migration timeline


❖   Development
    training, migration


❖   BusinessRequirements
    Redundancy & Load
                      Specific
“
We currently have a manual failover
setup with a single master and slave.
The master has 72GB RAM and the
slave is in a different DC. Given disk
space limits, we are in the final stages of
migrating to using automated replica
pairs with manual sharding across 4
database servers [...]
    http://blog.boxedice.com/2010/02/28/notes-from-a-production-mongodb-deployment/
know the costs
❖   Infastructure
    server costs, migration timeline


❖   Development
    training, migration


❖   BusinessRequirements
    Redundancy & Load
                      Specific
know the costs
❖   Infastructure
    server costs, migration timeline


❖   Development
    training, migration


❖   BusinessRequirements
    Redundancy & Load
                      Specific
Who are you selling to?
Understand your target


developers
managers
clients
Understand your target


developers - make their job easier
managers
clients
Understand your target


developers
managers - why why why?
clients
Understand your target


developers
managers
clients - on time, on budget
Understand
Hook
Infect
What’s my angle?
everyone is a skeptic
Migrations take time.
be patient, pick your battles.
“
Currently writing checkins,
tips, venues (and various
things related to venues) to
MongoDB. All writes still go to
PostgreSQL as well. Slowly
migrating various reads.
     http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhkkqm6q_13gm6jq5fv
let MongoDB be a result of a larger effort

Find a cause
don’t make this mistake.

MongoDB is not a feature
proven causes
❖   Caching caching layer, its amazingly fast as we know.
    Use MongoDB as a
                     / Performance
❖   Simplifying joins & relationships
    get rid of those meaningless
                                 the domain
❖   Analytics scream Map Reduce!
    Analytics & Data Collection


❖   Rich UI so much easier.
    BSON makes life
Understand
Hook
Infect
Look what I did!
Last chance to convince the skeptics
“
Displaying a photo submission form
now requires a single lookup. [...] In a
relational database, embedded
documents would typically be stored
across several tables, requiring
expensive joins. But in a NoSQL store,
embedded documents are surprisingly
efficient and yet let us apply a structure
to the data.
    http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/building-a-better-submission-form/
Info Porn
lowers barriers so even managers get it.
Benefits
Why was MongoDB better than _________?
Future Milestones
Why switching now was the right choice
❖   Understand
    Features, Targets, Costs


❖   Hook & the Feature
    Sell Customers


❖   Infect the technology
    Present and grow
❖   Understand
    Features, Targets, Costs


❖   Hook & the Feature
    Sell Customers


❖   Infect the technology
    Present and grow
❖   Understand
    Features, Targets, Costs


❖   Hook & the Feature
    Sell Customers


❖   Infect the technology
    Present and grow
Alter Perception
if it didn’t work. iterate.
Questions?



             Justin Smestad
              mongo machine

Mongo Seattle - The Business of MongoDB

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Big Business - a year with Microsoft then moved on to Orbitz Adv - marketing & rich media focused applications for Oakley & North Face Consulting - working with small dev shops and TechStars companies.
  • #4 Big Business - a year with Microsoft then moved on to Orbitz Adv - marketing & rich media focused applications for Oakley & North Face Consulting - working with small dev shops and TechStars companies.
  • #5 Big Business - a year with Microsoft then moved on to Orbitz Adv - marketing & rich media focused applications for Oakley & North Face Consulting - working with small dev shops and TechStars companies.
  • #7 All of this was bootstrapping Mongo Machine... insert blurb
  • #8 All of this was bootstrapping Mongo Machine... insert blurb
  • #13 Collective idea has moved to MongoDB for everything. INSPIRING
  • #17 The rest of the conf is technically focused.
  • #18 When you think about it, using MongoDB on every project like collective idea does is as simple as marketing.
  • #22 Performance - what makes mongo fast? single mongod capabilities? Durability - replication options, recommended environments Features - Why? why is BSON important? How does GridFS work? Useful reasons for Map-Reduce. Future Roadmap - whats coming in 1.5, 1.6, 1.7? things like auto sharding, full text search, single server durability
  • #23 Performance - what makes mongo fast? single mongod capabilities? Durability - replication options, recommended environments Features - Why? why is BSON important? How does GridFS work? Useful reasons for Map-Reduce. Future Roadmap - whats coming in 1.5, 1.6, 1.7? things like auto sharding, full text search, single server durability
  • #24 Performance - what makes mongo fast? single mongod capabilities? Durability - replication options, recommended environments Features - Why? why is BSON important? How does GridFS work? Useful reasons for Map-Reduce. Future Roadmap - whats coming in 1.5, 1.6, 1.7? things like auto sharding, full text search, single server durability
  • #25 Performance - what makes mongo fast? single mongod capabilities? Durability - replication options, recommended environments Features - Why? why is BSON important? How does GridFS work? Useful reasons for Map-Reduce. Future Roadmap - whats coming in 1.5, 1.6, 1.7? things like auto sharding, full text search, single server durability
  • #26 amazed at how often this is simply ignored.
  • #27 infastructure - can your current servers host it? setup costs, migration costs development - training. do you have a DBA on staff that only does SQL? business specific - medical field, odd requirements / regulations can impact cost
  • #28 Boxed Ice has 2 server locations, replication, and 72GB of RAM. Production environments require investment like anything else. Knowing all this up front will save you headaches when you people fight you.
  • #29 infastructure - can your current servers host it? setup costs, migration costs development - training. do you have a DBA on staff that only does SQL? business specific - medical field, odd requirements / regulations can impact cost
  • #30 infastructure - can your current servers host it? setup costs, migration costs development - training. do you have a DBA on staff that only does SQL? business specific - medical field, odd requirements / regulations can impact cost
  • #31 Before you market, you have to understand who you have to target. Who are the decision makers?
  • #32 The big three. Each of these have different needs. Cater to those needs. Developers - making things easier for themselves Managers - its all about ROI Clients - budget, getting the job done right the first time
  • #33 The big three. Each of these have different needs. Cater to those needs. Developers - making things easier for themselves Managers - its all about ROI Clients - budget, getting the job done right the first time
  • #34 The big three. Each of these have different needs. Cater to those needs. Developers - making things easier for themselves Managers - its all about ROI Clients - budget, getting the job done right the first time
  • #35 The big three. Each of these have different needs. Cater to those needs. Developers - making things easier for themselves Managers - its all about ROI Clients - budget, getting the job done right the first time
  • #36 Development This is not application development, this is customer development. Its time to use that understanding to alter perception.
  • #37 Marketing technology is about picking your battles. Everyone is a skeptic and looking for holes in your argument. They want you to fail! That is why understanding mongo is to important, but lets not make it that easy... (next slide)
  • #38 Migrations do not happen overnight. You have to wait for the right time to stand on that soapbox.
  • #39 Take some queues from Foursquare. Harry Heyman from Foursquare gave an entire talk about Mongo migration. Still waiting for the first post about the cold, MongoDB switch... [will it be you?]
  • #40 Waiting for the right feature to come along is crucial AND common.
  • #41 Time and time again, I see things like this on a legacy project.... MongoDB is not a standalone feature. You cannot sell technology without a purpose.
  • #42 Caching - use it for caching, use mongo’s speed for performance. EA - caches their game feeds Domain model - improve the domain model Analytics - Map-Reduce’s sweet spot is analytics. Its also the reason MongoDB came about. Rich UI - Features like BSON make AJAX requests dead simple. Keep those controllers clean!
  • #43 You developed the customer & sold mongo to your business/clients.