Presentation: Open Source, Community, and Consequence: The Story of MongoDB

Andrew Davidson and Akshat Vig discuss the journey of disrupting the transactional database market. They explain why the document model became the "Buckminster Fuller" moment for modern apps and share lessons on scaling from "web-scale" memes to mission-critical workloads. Leaders will learn about operational excellence, monetizing convenience over control, and navigating the open-source race. By Akshat Vig, Andrew Davidson