MongoDB's Innovation Awards honor outstanding uses of data and technology across various industries, with winners recognized during the MongoDB.live event. This year, notable winners include Google Cloud as Partner of the Year for its integration with MongoDB Atlas, dacadoo for its Health Score Engagement Platform, and Spathe Systems for its logistics planning tool for the Department of Defense. The awards also highlight initiatives like Nationwide Building Society's investment in technology for real-time data access, 7-Eleven's store technology modernization, Toyota Connected North America's telematics platform, Pizza Hut's Customer 360 program, and Zinc's eCommerce solutions. MongoDB announced a leadership transition, with CEO Dev Ittycheria retiring and Chirantan “CJ” Desai taking over in November 2025, marking a new phase for MongoDB as it positions itself to harness advancements in AI and data-intensive applications. CJ brings extensive experience from ServiceNow and Cloudflare, promising to guide MongoDB through its next evolution. Dev Ittycheria expressed confidence in the company's future and commitment to ensuring a smooth leadership transition while remaining involved in a board capacity.