Transforming the developer experience: How MongoDB and AWS drive innovation – SiliconANGLE
The landscape of software development is constantly evolving, driven by the relentless pursuit of innovation and the needs of developers worldwide.
In this era of rapid technological advancements, the collaboration between MongoDB Inc. and Amazon Web Services Inc. is forging new frontiers in developer empowerment. Their integration through the AWS Marketplace is revolutionizing the way developers procure, build and scale their applications, according to Chris Grusz (pictured, left), managing director of technology partnerships at AWS.
“AWS loves developers, and so Marketplace is one of the ways that we’re delivering third-party products to the developer community,” he said Chris Grusz.
Grusz and Peder Ulander (right), chief marketing officer of MongoDB, spoke with theCUBE industry analyst John Furrier at the MongoDB .local NYC event, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the benefits the integration between MongoDB and AWS offers to developers and enterprises and analyzed the future of developer empowerment in an ever-expanding digital landscape. (* Disclosure below.)
The power of AWS Marketplace
The AWS Marketplace is significant as a platform for procuring and developing technology. With over a decade of existence, the Marketplace has gained significant momentum and has become a vital resource for developers, providing a self-service engine that enables customers to easily access technologies, offering options for free trials, pay-as-you-go models and larger subscriptions, according to Grusz.
The integration with MongoDB has brought additional benefits, such as a seamless landing capability, management governance features and automated processes that make third-party products look like first-party services within AWS.
“We’ve got a great self-service engine that we’ve been working with MongoDB on so that customers can just come in and get their hands on the technology,” Grusz said.
Empowering developers and enterprises
Both MongoDB and AWS have always prioritized the needs of developers, regardless of their scale or industry. MongoDB’s expansion into various verticals, such as financial services, healthcare and media, has allowed the company to provide compelling solutions tailored to specific industries.
On the other side of the coin, the AWS Marketplace has been instrumental in supporting developers throughout their journey, enabling them to buy, provision, build and run MongoDB services at scale without the need for a traditional sales team.
“We were an early partner with AWS on that movement,” Ulander said. “It wasn’t just the work that we’re doing with the Marketplace. There’s integrations in the console, in the management and governance services. What those integrations do is, we take the hard work of stitching these pieces together that are required for developers on the platform and give it to them day one. I think that is such an important thing to do to get them running as quickly as possible at their code.”
The future of developer empowerment
The integration between AWS Marketplace and MongoDB represents a shift in the software business toward a builder culture, empowering developers to innovate without the burden of extensive sales efforts.
The AWS Marketplace continues to evolve, incorporating innovations such as built-in templates for security and vendor assessment components. Additionally, AWS and MongoDB are working together to simplify the procurement process through channel partner functionality and the TriParty program. These initiatives remove friction and heavy lifting, providing customers with a frictionless experience and enabling them to leverage the full potential of MongoDB’s data platform.
“This is the dream of every enterprise and the benefit of a developer-oriented or bottoms-up motion … the flywheel that gets created with that product-created growth … you can just get moving so quickly,” Ulander said.
Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the MongoDB .local NYC event:
(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the MongoDB .local NYC event. Neither MongoDB Inc., the sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)