DEV500: Data Modeling and Schema Design
Learn how to organize data in MongoDB for efficient retrieval, updates, and relationship management—while maintaining data integrity. This course explores how MongoDB’s flexible document model supports relational-style data handling and enables a use-case-driven approach to schema design that evolves with your application’s needs.
Training: Data Modeling and Schema Design (DEV500)
Overview
This 1-day course is focused on schema design techniques for MongoDB, with a provided scenario of modeling an e-commerce application. You'll learn how to leverage MongoDB's flexible schema to accommodate evolving data requirements, optimize query performance, and maintain data integrity through select design patterns. You'll dive into design considerations such as embedding vs. linking, gathering requirements, and optimization strategies. Whether you're a developer or a data architect, this course will provide you with the expertise to design efficient, scalable, and robust schemas using MongoDB and address modern data-driven application challenges and requirements.
Data Modeling 101
- Data Modeling components
- Data Modeling and Schema Design
- Define components of a data model
- Identify Entities
Modeling for MongoDB
- Design principles that guide MongoDB methodologies
- Gather requirements and create the model
- Embed and link relationships
Applying Design Patterns
- Inheritance
- Attribute
- Archive
- Bucket
- Subset
- Document Versioning
- Extended Reference
- Outlier
- Preallocated
- Polymorphic
- Schema Versioning
- Subset
- Single Collection
- Tree and Graph
End of day test
Duration
1 day
Program Datasheets
Meetings
Course prerequisites
This course is ideal for any developer professional looking to learn about MongoDB Developer areas such as schema design, data modeling, and design patterns.
The following courses are a prerequisite for this course:
- DEV400: MongoDB Developer Extension
Language
This course is offered in multiple languages. Coordinate with your MongoDB representative to find out more.
Course access
This course is entirely virtual and will be conducted over Zoom video conferencing and Instruqt hands-on lab environments.
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Select “Re-Enroll” and choose your new preferred session from the dropdown list.
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To cancel your enrollment, email training@mongodb.com and we will manually remove you.
Important Information
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By registering for a live training session, you confirm your intention to attend. If you miss a session without notifying us, you may be penalized and risk losing access to your training subscription.
This course is available through Private Training for customers with 7 or more Training Subscriptions.
Private Training allows you to select specific courses and deliver them to your team in a private classroom, scheduled at your convenience.
Please contact your Professional Services representative to discuss available dates for private training.
Important: Private sessions can only be arranged if 7 or more engineers commit to attending.
