About us
MongoDB User Groups (MUGs) are community-driven meetups where developers, architects, database professionals, and tech enthusiasts come together to share knowledge, discuss best practices, and connect with like-minded individuals 🏆
Whether you’re a beginner just getting started with your first cluster or an experienced power user scaling to petabytes, this group is for you.
Our meetups are a safe space to:
- Learn: Hear from industry experts and local developers about how they are using MongoDB.
- Share: Discuss interesting use cases, architectural patterns, and lessons learned.
- Connect: Network with local tech talent, find mentors, or just hang out with fellow devs.
What to expect:
- Tech talks and demos ⚙️
- Interactive workshops 💡
- Networking, food, and swag 🎁
Get Involved:
📢 Speak at a MUG: Have a cool story to tell? Submit your talk here: https://mdb.link/mug-speakers
Community Guidelines:
We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. Please review our Code of Conduct: mongodb.com/community-code-of-conduct
Upcoming events
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MUG Rome NOV 2026 - Stretching a Sharded Cluster with Kubernetes
Location not specified yet# REGISTER OVER IN LUMA: luma.com/j3w1uulj
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# Join us for a MongoDB User Group in Rome 🚀
Come connect with fellow developers, tech enthusiasts, and the curious-minded for an evening exploring the best practices and real-world use cases powering modern apps with MongoDB. Whether you're building your first project or scaling to millions of users, you'll walk away with practical insights, fresh ideas, and a great group of people to swap notes with.
Grab a drink, meet the local MongoDB community, and see what's possible when you build with the right database. See you there!# Agenda 📆
18:30: Arrival & Networking
19:00: [Talk] Stretching a Sharded Cluster with Kubernetes
20.00: Aperitif & Networking
21.30: Event Close# Session Details 📝
## Stretching a Sharded Cluster with Kubernetes
By Cristian Monti, Software Engineer
In multi-site architectures, distance, network latency, and data sovereignty rules all work against us. In this talk, we’ll explore how combining location-aware policies in Kubernetes and MongoDB can optimize sharding across a distributed environment.# What you'll walk away with 🍃
- Kubernetes insight
- MongoDB sharding insight
- MongoDB Swag
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Past events
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