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MongoDB vs. relational databases - MongoDB Tutorial
From the course: Learning MongoDB
MongoDB vs. relational databases
- [Instructor] Throughout this course, we'll be delving into many aspects of how MongoDB works and how it differs from more traditional or relational databases. From a high level, a database is essentially an organized collection of data, and more complex databases have their own formal design and data modeling standards. MongoDB falls into a broader category of databases referred to as NoSQL, where more traditional databases use SQL. Both types of databases are true databases and, in fact, share many concepts. Both can be run in most major operating systems, and many organizations use more than one type of database, as different database types may be better suited for different use cases. What differs between your relational database in MongoDB comes down to two major aspects. How the data is queried, ie, reading and writing to and from the database, and how the data is structured. So let's start off with a brief…
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