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Author: Phil Factor

Phil Factor (real name withheld to protect the guilty), aka Database Mole, has 30 years of experience with database-intensive applications. Despite having once been shouted at by a furious Bill Gates at an exhibition in the early 1980s, he has remained resolutely anonymous throughout his career.

Working with MongoDB Data? Use These Data Masking Techniques

Posted on: 15/01/2021 (last updated: 06/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Data masking must be part of the developer’s toolkit when dealing with data. In this article, we cover techniques you can use to protect sensitive data in MongoDB.

SQL Migration: MongoDB and SQL, Coexistence Made Easy

Posted on: 13/11/2020 (last updated: 09/03/2022) by Phil Factor

In the past five years, the relational ‘big beasts’ such as SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Informix have mostly added JSON as a data transfer medium. This doesn’t just mean that the relational database will import tables, views, or queries in JSON format, but also that it will, if necessary, accept and shred JSON as […]

MongoDB DevOps Checklist: 3 Steps to Secure Your Database

Posted on: 13/11/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Nowadays, any organization is likely to be running their affairs on an estate of databases of mixed parentage. In such a context, what factors need to be considered when adding MongoDB to the mix? A survey of over 18,000 DevOps professionals working with MongoDB (2020, Studio 3T) revealed that 79% of respondents are working with […]

MongoDB and SQL Server: Communicating via REST Service

Posted on: 28/07/2020 (last updated: 31/08/2021) by Phil Factor

We demonstrate how to set up a simple REST service that you can use to communicate between MongoDB and SQL Server.

MongoDB, A Database with Porpoise – When You Have a Whale of a Performance Problem

Posted on: 25/06/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Learn how to build aggregation queries that reduce the data in your collections to exactly just what you need.

How MongoDB Indexes Work (With Examples)

Posted on: 08/06/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Learn how to use indexes to speed up both simple and complex queries, which in turn will help you build and develop an effective indexing strategy.

UAT, Unit, Integration & Regression Testing – Database Testing Types

Posted on: 08/06/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Database testing is one of the most challenging aspects of database development. Here we look at four types: UAT, regression, integration, and unit testing.

Detecting COVID-19 Trends Using MongoDB Atlas Data

Posted on: 30/04/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Here’s how we used the publicly-available COVID-19 data on MongoDB Atlas to find trends and calculate statistics like death rate as a percentage of population.

MongoDB Monitoring, Auditing & Authentication: 3 Steps to Secure Your Database

Posted on: 17/03/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Security in MongoDB starts with ticking the boxes across key categories, which include monitoring, auditing, and authentication.

How to Optimize MongoDB Queries Using find() & Indexes

Posted on: 17/02/2020 (last updated: 04/08/2021) by Phil Factor

Help optimize MongoDB queries with this advanced tutorial on how to use the find() method and indexes to spot slow queries.

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