Building Modern Applications Faster: New Capabilities at MongoDB.local NYC 2024

MongoDB has unveiled new capabilities at its recent event in New York City, aimed at accelerating application modernization and enabling developers to harness transformative technologies like AI. Key updates include the preview of MongoDB 8.0, which focuses on delivering exceptional performance, scalability, security, and operational resilience for next-generation applications. Additionally, MongoDB Relational Migrator has been integrated with Confluent Cloud to support long-running change data capture (CDC) sync jobs, streamlining the migration process from legacy relational databases. Furthermore, an AI-powered SQL Query Converter Tool has been introduced to automate the conversion of existing SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers for MongoDB use in languages like JavaScript, Java, or C#. Other enhancements include the general availability of the MongoDB Provider for Entity Framework Core (EF Core) for C# developers and the introduction of Laravel Aggregation Builder for PHP developers. Lastly, MongoDB Compass now offers an AI-powered natural language query experience, while MongoDB Atlas Charts introduces a visualization tool with generative AI capabilities to simplify data visualization and enhance applications.