MongoDB Day with AWS in South Africa

Reimagine Applications: From Legacy to Cloud with MongoDB & AWS !

Join us in Johannesburg for an exclusive morning event and learn how to modernize your applications and accelerate cloud migration with MongoDB Atlas on AWS.

Why Attend? Three benefit blocks:

🚀 Modernize Applications – Discover how industry leaders are transforming financial services and retail systems.

☁️ Accelerate Cloud Migration – Get best practices for moving workloads to MongoDB Atlas on AWS.

🤝 Connect & Network – Meet MongoDB and AWS experts, and exchange with peers in South Africa.

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MongoDB Day with AWS in South Africa

Reimagine Applications: From Legacy to Cloud with MongoDB & AWS !

Join us in Johannesburg for an exclusive morning event and learn how to modernize your applications and accelerate cloud migration with MongoDB Atlas on AWS.

Why Attend? Three benefit blocks:

🚀 Modernize Applications – Discover how industry leaders are transforming financial services and retail systems.

☁️ Accelerate Cloud Migration – Get best practices for moving workloads to MongoDB Atlas on AWS.

🤝 Connect & Network – Meet MongoDB and AWS experts, and exchange with peers in South Africa.

RSVP

Location

The Bryanston Country Club
63 Bryanston Dr, Bryanston, Sandton, 2191, South Africa

When

November 20th 2025

Duration (9:00 AM - 13.30 PM)

Checkin opens at 8:30 AM

Cost

This event is free of charge for you to scale up your MongoDB skills and network with MongoDB users

Who Should Attend

Developers, architects, IT professionals, DevOps engineers, and anyone working with or learning MongoDB

What to expect

Technical Sessions

MongoDB technical experts will deliver a specifically curated programme and guide you through hands-on exercises.

Learn New Skills

Earn MongoDB Skill Badges as you quickly learn and validate new skills that empower your team to accelerate application development and streamline operations.

Free Design or Architecture Reviews

Get actionable advice on data modeling and schema design from MongoDB experts using your application as an example.

What to expect

Session 1: Application modernization with MongoDB

Setting the stage

- Global Trend in Financial Services & Retail Industries

- Key challenges and how to respond

Why MongoDB?

- Flexible document model for faster development

- One platform for transactions, analytics, search, and AI

- Built-in global scaling & high availability

- Strong security & data sovereignty

Modernization in Practice

- Reference architectures (banking, fraud detection, customer 360, retail)

- Domain-driven design with MongoDB

- Event streaming & microservices

Wrap up

- Q&A
- Next Step: modernization assessments

Session 2: Cloud Migration with MongoDB Atlas on AWS

Introduction & Cloud Vision

- Why cloud matters in Financial Services & Retail Industries

- Modernizing infrastructure to accelerate innovation

MongoDB Atlas on AWS: A Unified Architecture

- Atlas as a fully managed DBaaS (demo)
- Key AWS integrations

Migrations strategies

-Lift & Shift, Re-platform, Re-architect
- Best practices for financial & retail workloads
- Success stories from Legacy to Atlas on AWS

Wrap up

- Q&A

- Next steps: migration assessments

Schedule

9.00 - 10.00

Arrival, Networking & Coffee

10.00 - 10.15

Introduction MongoDB x AWS

10.15 - 11.15

Session 1: Application Modernization with MongoDB

11.15 - 11.30

Coffee Break

11.30 - 12.30

Session 2: Cloud Migration with MongoDB Atlas on AWS

12.30 - 13.30

Lunch & Networking

13.30

Closing

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Frequently asked questions

Why should I attend?

MongoDB Day offers a fantastic opportunity to learn directly from experts, get hands-on with MongoDB tech and examples, and network with the local MongoDB community. You'll explore the latest in app development and AI, gain practical skills, hear real-world success stories, and connect with fellow developers and engineers.

Is there a cost to attend?

No. This is a free event.

Do you offer Certificates of Attendance?

Yes, in addition to earnings Skill Badges, you can send an email to EMAIL ADDRESS HERE after the event to request a Certificate of Attendance.

Whom should I contact to request accessibility accommodations?

If there are any accessibility accommodations that will enable your full participation in MongoDB Day, please email our team at EMAIL ADDRESS HERE and we'll do our best to support you.

What is a Design Review?

A private consultation with a MongoDB expert to apply data modeling and schema design best practices to your application. This includes advice on schema patterns, indexing, the query and aggregation framework, and the identification of schema anti-patterns.

We will design a foundational data model in real time, leaving you with the skills to iterate and optimize your schema design.

Register your interest when you RSVP for the event.

What are MongoDB Skill Badges?

Earn badges and validate your skills by taking a short skill check following the technical session. Each badge you earn elevates your skillset and professional profile with a digital Credly badge, inclusion in the Credly Talent Directory, and a digital certificate.

What is the dress code?

There is no dress code. Dress comfortably to enjoy the day!

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