This is the perfect solution for fanatics that love to play AAA games but are stuck with one of the new fan-less Macbooks (or similarly slow machines). This is a pretty awesome alternative to building out a new gaming PC. Just make sure you have a good internet connection (ideally 30mbit+ plus <50ms ping to the closest Amazon datacenter). This article will assume you’re on a Mac client, though it should work on Linux or Windows with some minor changes in the client tools.

This whitepaper will help you understand one of the most popular NoSQL options available with the AWS cloudcomputing platform — the open source application MongoDB. We provide an overview of general best practices thatapply to all major NoSQL options, and we examine important MongoDB implementation characteristics such asperformance, durability, and security. We pay particular attention to identifying features that support scalability, high-availability, and fault-tolerance.