MongoDB recently announced the winners of its 6th annual Innovation Awards, recognizing companies that utilize MongoDB to create groundbreaking solutions. Highlighted winners include IBM, which was named Global Go to Market Partner of the Year for its comprehensive data and analytics capabilities, and Marriott, which uses MongoDB to enhance its reservation shopping platform. Other notable winners are ANZ, which developed a risk management framework with MongoDB; Square Enix, which uses MongoDB Atlas for scalable game production; and Continental AG, which employs MongoDB for its Vision Zero safety initiative. Meanwhile, MongoDB also celebrated internal changes, with CEO Dev Ittycheria announcing his retirement effective November 2025, to be succeeded by Chirantan “CJ” Desai, who brings significant growth experience from his tenure at ServiceNow and Cloudflare. This leadership transition is intended to guide MongoDB into its next phase of growth, leveraging the rise of AI and data-intensive applications. Ittycheria emphasized the importance of this change in strengthening the company and expressed confidence in the future under CJ's leadership while planning to remain on the Board to support a seamless transition.