Atlas Data Federation has expanded its capabilities by enabling deployment in Microsoft Azure and allowing queries of Azure Blob Storage, broadening its services beyond the previous AWS-only infrastructure. This enhancement fulfills a major customer request and further solidifies Atlas as a versatile multi-cloud solution, enabling users to seamlessly query and transform data across multiple sources, optimizing performance and productivity while reducing data movement costs. In parallel, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has utilized MongoDB Atlas in its ongoing digital transformation to streamline API consumption and data management, earning the bank a MongoDB APAC Innovation Award. Additionally, MongoDB's CEO, Dev Ittycheria, announced his upcoming retirement, with Chirantan “CJ” Desai set to succeed him. Desai's extensive experience in scaling companies and his tenure at ServiceNow and Cloudflare position him to guide MongoDB through its next phase, focusing on leveraging AI and data-intensive applications. Ittycheria emphasizes that this leadership transition is a strategic move to strengthen MongoDB's position in the market and drive its future growth, while he remains supportive in a board role.