The 2024 Retool State of AI report highlights MongoDB Atlas as the most loved vector database, maintaining its top position for the second consecutive year due to its high net promoter score. The report, which surveys developers, tech leaders, and IT decision-makers globally, underscores increasing adoption of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for generating accurate answers with up-to-date context, a preferred method over large language models that may provide inaccurate data. MongoDB Atlas Vector Search excels in enabling companies to improve generative AI application performance by integrating stored data, with vector database usage among respondents rising significantly from 20% in 2023 to 63.6% in 2024. Meanwhile, Dev Ittycheria, President and CEO of MongoDB, announced his retirement, effective November 2025, with Chirantan "CJ" Desai set to take over as CEO. Desai, previously with ServiceNow and Cloudflare, is praised for his experience in scaling companies and is expected to guide MongoDB through its next phase of growth, leveraging the rise of AI and data-intensive applications. Ittycheria expressed confidence in MongoDB's strategic position and Desai's leadership, emphasizing the transition as a step towards further success, while he plans to remain on the Board to ensure a smooth changeover and spend more time on personal pursuits.