You can use the use the popular JSON-oriented query language
created by MongoDB to
interact with data stored in IBM® Informix®.
External resources
- MongoDB 2.4
Manual (Documentation)
Learn about the MongoDB NoSQL
database and product features.
- IBM NoSQL (Blog)
Learn
about the latest IBM NoSQL hybrid
solutions in this blog authored by John Miller.
- IBM Informix 12.10.xC2 Enhancements
- Introducing NoSQL Capabilities (White paper)
This
whitepaper describes how Informix has
entered into the fast-paced, dynamic domain of NoSQL web and mobile
application development, by providing support for JSON as a native
type and the ability to shard collections of documents. This new functionality
gives you the ability to use the Informix relational
database management system (DBMS) to store NoSQL Javascript Object
Notation (JSON) documents through the MongoDB clients.
- IOD
photo sharing demo created for IOD (Demo)
A
mobile photo application is shown which you can use to upload photos,
tag photos, and view photos. The photos are stored in an Informix database by using JSON, SQL, and
time series data.
- JSON
tutorial from IOD in November 2013 (Video)
Watch
a recording of the JSON tutorial that was given at IOD in November
2013. Included are details about the creation of the photo sharing
demo.
- JSON Chat with the Labs (Presentation)
Learn
about the Informix JSON
implementation that includes information on the ability to store JSON
and relational tables in the same storage engine and the ability to
access both JSON collections and SQL data by using either a MongoDB API
or a SQL API. Included are business use cases, implementation of a
real big data mobile application, internals of IBM's implementation
of JSON and best practices for enterprise development to exploit JSON
and SQL in the application environment.
- Packing a One-Two Punch (IBM Data Magazine)
Learn how IBM Informix incorporates a MongoDB data
type to help simplify unstructured and structured data integration.
- NoSQL Deep Dive (Presentation)
Take
a detailed look at IBM Informix JSON compatibility
with Keshava Murthy, IBM Informix Development Architect.
Included are details about hybrid access, Informix support of MongoDB API and native
JSON storage, flexible schema support, and sharding.
Main resource