Integrating MongoDB Atlas Into Your Internal Developer Platform

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Sign-up for a free cluster → https://mdb.link/aEqPtv3KLuw-register Subscribe to MongoDB YouTube→ https://mdb.link/subscribe Operations and platform engineering teams are critical in enabling thousands or tens of thousands of developers to innovate and build with MongoDB Atlas at scale. This session will showcase how to create a frictionless, self-service developer experience using an Atlas landing zone integrated with modern CI/CD pipelines. We’ll dive into a guided demo of a GitOps-driven landing zone in action, highlighting integrations with infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automation, and robust security practices. You’ll see how these tools enhance developer productivity while maintaining operational control, ensuring compliance, and enabling rapid iteration. Attendees will gain actionable insights into leveraging GitOps workflows, CI/CD best practices, and platform engineering principles to operate MongoDB Atlas at scale, optimizing for security, automation, and efficiency. Chapters: 00:00:48 The Challenge of Running Atlas at Scale 00:01:24 Integrating Atlas with an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) 00:01:48 Why Cloud Landing Zones Matter 00:02:19 The "Shift Left" Mentality & Cloud Sprawl 00:03:50 Enterprise Horror Stories: Forgotten Clusters & Shadow Tools 00:04:56 How Manual Processes Create Complexity 00:06:28 The Evolving Role of Cloud Ops & Platform Engineering 00:07:52 The Mission: Balancing Speed vs. Control 00:09:14 What Are Atlas Landing Zones? 00:09:59 Example: Landing Zone Template for Restricted Data 00:11:04 How the Developer Platform Uses Templates 00:11:23 The Layers of an IDP Stack (Backstage, Argo CD, Terraform) 00:13:12 Demo: Overview & Personas 00:14:12 Demo: Platform Team - Configuring the YAML Template 00:16:47 Demo: AppDev Team - Day 0 Provisioning 00:17:42 Demo: Using Backstage to Create a New Cluster 00:19:15 Demo: Reviewing the Terraform Plan in GitHub 00:20:13 Demo: Day 2 - Making a Configuration Change 00:21:16 Demo: Modifying the TFvars File to Scale Up 00:22:48 Demo: Reviewing & Merging the PR 00:24:24 How to Get Started: Start Small 00:24:54 Resources: MongoDB Well-Architected Framework 00:26:43 Q&A: Repositories per Cluster? 00:30:20 Customer Story: Introducing Venat from Avalara 00:33:59 Why Avalara Chose MongoDB Atlas over Legacy SQL 00:36:03 Project Polaris: Modernizing the Monolith 00:37:08 Benefits: Global Resiliency, Cost Optimization, Developer Velocity 00:38:26 The Next Step: Project Active-Active Multi-Cloud 00:41:47 Avalara's Top Tip for Large Migrations 00:42:26 Using Cohort-Based Migrations & Managing "Bubble Cost" 00:43:57 Conclusion Visit Mongodb.com → https://mdb.link/MongoDB Read the MongoDB Blog → https://mdb.link/Blog Read the Developer Blog → https://mdb.link/developerblog