Building big data portal through liferay mongodb integration

The CIGNEX Datamatics Big Data Portal is a web based solution that integrates a rich user interface with centralized and immensely scalable data storage with a diverse mix of contents consisting of audio, video, documents and metadata in humungous volumes.

Data deluge is the growing concern today, leading to a global information overload. Data crunching and collection has been an integral business operation over the years and there exist technologies to manage data effectively at a comparatively lower level. However, the recent mobility and commoditization of I.T. has led to a deluge. With companies finding it difficult to efficiently handle and exploit important information of the large chunks of data, the challenge remains efficient handling of the data asset while making it easily accessible by setting up an efficient and amicable platform to aide decision making. Big Data is an integral solution that can address these problems as it enables effective storage and access to the large data sets. Big Data is critical to businesses as it can unlock tremendous value and allows instilling transparency and usability of data.

MongoDB is an immensely scalable and agile document-oriented database based on JSON-like document storage with dynamic schemas. MongoDB’s flexible data structure, ability to index & query and autosharding makes it a strong tool that adapts to changes and reduces the complexity. While MongoDB enables administration of large chunks of data, it becomes even more important to set-up a user friendly access to this data and the information that it can potentially unfold. Liferay portal’s rich front-end characteristics with add-on features like dynamic access control, mobile accessibility and flexible architecture makes it ideal for providing real time access to the content stored in MongoDB. Big Data Portal with MongoDB and Liferay provides lower total cost of ownership and higher ROI to the businesses.

CIGNEX Datamatics has developed a connector which enables content stored in the clustered environment in the MongoDB solution.

Key Benefits:

• Elimination of SAN (Storage area Network) systems and need for high end storage systems
• Flexibility leading to high performance
• Simplified Data Management through a single system managing structured and unstructured data
• Consistent look and feel accessible across myriad gadgets and devices
• Secure access to data

You can know more at www.cignex.com.

Nathan Sandler has been a part of the open source software movement for over 10 years. His expertise encompasses many popular open source technologies and he is well informed about Liferay consulting & Alfresco consulting services.