The MongoDB Blog has recently published a roundup of news from the MongoDB community, covering topics such as big data and performance metrics. Gazzang, a company that offers MongoDB-based solutions, has shared advice from a big data professional on how to approach MongoDB aggregation. The blog also features an interview with Dan Pasette, VP of Engineering for the Server Team at MongoDB, as well as articles discussing partitioning and data management in MongoDB. Additionally, Vlad Mihalcea shares insights on the benefits of using MongoDB for lightning-fast aggregation and addresses common misconceptions about NoSQL databases.