MongoDB, an open-source database launched in 2009, has significantly evolved through its strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), culminating in the expansion of their global collaboration to enhance technical integrations and facilitate migration to MongoDB Atlas. This partnership has been crucial in realizing MongoDB's vision of a developer-friendly experience, initially supported by the release of the MongoDB Monitoring Service in 2011 and the fully managed MongoDB Atlas in 2016. The collaboration with AWS has deepened with the introduction of serverless options, the use of AWS Graviton instances, and improved hybrid options through AWS Outposts, alongside joint customer incentive programs. MongoDB's broader partnership ecosystem includes companies like Confluent, Vercel, and BigID, ensuring developers have a robust experience. Concurrently, MongoDB is undergoing a leadership transition with Dev Ittycheria announcing his retirement as CEO and the appointment of Chirantan “CJ” Desai as his successor, effective November 2025. CJ's experience at ServiceNow and Cloudflare positions him to lead MongoDB into its next phase, MongoDB 3.0, focusing on leveraging AI and data-intensive applications, while Ittycheria remains on the Board to support a seamless transition.