Lessons Learnt From Using MongoDB With High Volume Data(triggeredmessaging.com)
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Lessons Learnt From Using MongoDB With High Volume Data
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http://www.triggeredmessaging.com/blog/mongodb-with-high-volume-data
Also I'm not sure I get the dropping part. Do you really throw out most of your data after a short time window? Is it not of trending/historical-analysis value?