[lyqwyd]

The fact that you could operate the mongo instance, but not the DB is definitely a cultural issue, or more likely a managerial issue. Definitely NOT a DB issue. I’ve worked at places where we could manage the DB ourselves, and other places where we couldn’t eve talk to the DBAs without beuraucracy. It’s all about the management in those scenarios. And the company results were as you would expect.

[uncle_d]

Sure - I’m not claiming that as a database issue at all. It’s just a side addendum to note that sometimes technical decisions can have a political aspect.