Case Studies

Migrating from Relational Datamodels to MongoDB

A NoSQL database is a different beast than a Relational Database.

When an application is modernized and migrates from a relational database to NoSQL there are a lot of considerations to take to reimagine the new NoSQL model. A straight table to collection one-to-one conversion misses the point.

To create a solid datamodel in MongoDB, you need to create a validation schema. This schema can largely be generated from the Oracle datamodel with some exceptions.

• Unique Indexes
• Embedding joined tables