---
title: "#180: MongoDB 3.6 Released"
publication: "DB Weekly"
issue: 180
published_at: "2017-11-10"
canonical_url: "https://dbweekly.com/issues/180"
---

Database Weekly 180   

This week's database news -[Read this on the Web](http://dbweekly.com/issues/180) 

[Database Weekly](http://dbweekly.com) Issue 180 — November 10, 2017     

[MongoDB 3.6 Released: Security, Robustness and JSON Schema](https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/announcing-mongodb-36) — A new version of the popular NoSQL database: better hardened against network outages with ‘Retryable Writes’, as well as against ransomware by only binding to localhost by default. It now also supports JSON Schema for data validation. MongoDBnews [Advanced SQL: A Look At Window Functions](http://mjk.space/advanced-sql-window-functions/) — A complete exploration of window functions, ideal if you’re not particularly familiar with them. Michal Konarskitutorial [Redis Streams and the Unified Log](https://brandur.org/redis-streams) — Redis, the data structure server, will soon be shipping with a _stream_ data structure, which opens up an opportunity for unified logs and using Redis as a lighter alternative to Kafka. Brandur Leachstory [Continuous Delivery 101 from GoCD](https://www.gocd.org/2017/07/13/introduction-continuous-delivery-101/?utm_campaign=CD_101_video&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cooperess_db&utm_content=cd_101_video&utm_term=) — This video series covers the history of CD, concepts, best practices, how to get started, and popular tools. You'll gain a holistic view of continuous delivery and a deeper understanding and appreciation of critical concepts. GoCDsponsored video [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/4a81fc2b.jpg)](https://www.gocd.org/2017/07/13/introduction-continuous-delivery-101/?utm_campaign=CD_101_video&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cooperess_db&utm_content=cd_101_video&utm_term=) [Turning VS Code Into A Killer MongoDB Admin Tool](https://hackernoon.com/turning-vs-code-into-a-killer-mongodb-admin-tool-2514f1596a6c) — You can turn Visual Studio Code into a practical MongoDB admin tool with a single extension. Burke Hollandtutorial [Work on SQLite4 Has Concluded](https://sqlite.org/src4/info/c0b7f14c0976ed5e) — Not a lot to see here, but SQLite4 was basically an experimental branch whose ideas have now been folded into SQLite3 which remains the latest official version. SQLitenews [Standards Effort Seeks to Redefine 'Data Scientist'](https://www.datanami.com/2017/11/08/standards-effort-seeks-redefine-data-scientist/) — Despite soaring demand for data skills “there isn’t a standardized way of defining, certifying or even quantifying the number of data scientists in the workforce” Datanaminews [Google's Cloud SQL for Postgres Adds High Availability and Replication](https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/11/Cloud-SQL-for-PostgreSQL-adds-high-availability-and-replication.html) — Google's service has improved its Postgres offering with support for high availability and read replicas, plus instances with up to 416GB of RAM. Google Cloud Platformnews [PostgreSQL 10.1, 9.6.6, 9.5.10, 9.4.15, 9.3.20, and 9.2.24 Released](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/) — To fix three security vulnerabilities. postgresql.​orgnews [Couchbase's Engaging Plan for Customer Victory](https://www.datanami.com/2017/11/02/couchbases-engaging-plan-customer-victory/) — Essentially it’s about letting users analyze ‘customer engagement’ better. Datanaminews [Elastic Acquires Swiftype, a Site Search Service](https://www.elastic.co/blog/swiftype-joins-forces-with-elastic?blade=tw&hulk=social) Shay Banonnews [In-Memory Database Terracotta Goes 'Translytical'](https://www.datanami.com/2017/11/07/memory-database-goes-translytical/) Datanaminews [Monitoring for All Your Data Stores (And Everything Else)](https://www.datadoghq.com/database-monitoring/?utm_source=Advertisement&utm_medium=CooperPress&utm_campaign=CooperPress-DBWeeklyS) — Datadog integrates seamlessly with 200+ technologies, including Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and DynamoDB. Datadogsponsored [On Database Connection and Statement Timeouts](https://brightinventions.pl/blog/database-timeouts/) Piotr Mionskowskitutorial [Portfolio Risk Analysis in SQL](https://www.periscopedata.com/blog/portfolio-risk-analysis-in-sql.html) — A fun (but older) read if you’re looking to level up your SQL skills. Periscope Datatutorial [The Case Against ORMs](http://korban.net/posts/postgres/2017-11-02-the-case-against-orms/) — One developer lays out the case against using ORMs, based on personal experience. Alex Korbanopinion [SQL or NoSQL? How About Both?](https://medium.com/@DavidMaidment/sql-or-nosql-how-about-both-39d3a9443723) — Using SQL and NoSQL side-by-side to exploit their respective strengths. David Maidmentopinion [So, What is DevOps?](https://www.engineyard.com/blog/what-is-devops) — The million-dollar question, it is. Much like the trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” it seems like everyone is talking about DevOps. Engine Yardsponsored [Catena: A Distributed Database Based on a Blockchain](https://github.com/pixelspark/catena) — .. and accessible using SQL. Tommy van der Vorstcode    

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