10gen Announces New Course Dates for its Popular Online Developer and DBA Training

NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif.—December 4, 2012—10gen, the MongoDB company, today announced new courses and dates for its free online MongoDB education. Since launching in October, the 10gen Education program has experienced incredible traction, with more than 30,000 enrolled for the inaugural classes and thousands on track for certification. Students may register for the new courses, which begin on January 21, 2013 at education.10gen.com.

Who: 10gen, the MongoDB company, in collaboration with edX, the not-for-profit online learning collaborative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

What: Registration now open for Winter 2013 classes: M101P: MongoDB for Developers, taught by 10gen’s Vice President of Education Andrew Erlichson, M102: MongoDB for DBAs, taught by 10gen CEO Dwight Merriman. M101J: MongoDB for Java Developers, is a new class to be taught by Andrew Erlichson, open for registration and scheduled to start on February 25.

Where: Online at education.10gen.com

When: M101P and M102 begin on January 21, 2013; M101J on February 25, 2013

Supporting Quotes: “The overwhelming response to our inaugural courses confirmed the growing demand for technical MongoDB training on a global scale,” said Andrew Erlichson, vice president, education at 10gen. “We are delighted to be expanding our program this winter by offering courses for two of the most popular languages among MongoDB developers."

Resources Learn about 10gen Education Register for M101: MongoDB for Developers Download MongoDB Follow the MongoDB blog Attend upcoming MongoDB events

About 10gen 10gen is the company behind MongoDB, the leading NoSQL database. MongoDB is the open-source, document database that is quickly reshaping the overall database market due to the popularity of its agile and scalable approach among developers and IT professionals for new applications in the cloud and beyond. 10gen leads MongoDB development, supports the global MongoDB community and provides commercial subscriptions, support, consulting and training plus a free, cloud-based MongoDB monitoring service called MMS. For more information, visit www.10gen.com.

Media Contact: Darah Roslyn Schwartz MSL for 10gen (415) 817-2519 10gen@schwartzmsl.com