MongoDB’s Kevin Pence on modernizing with flexible data models

Kevin Pence, Regional Director for National Security at MongoDB, discussed effective approaches to modernizing legacy systems without disrupting mission operations. He emphasized an iterative approach over a “big bang” strategy, focusing on mission-critical workloads and addressing legacy constraints. Pence highlighted MongoDB’s flexible data model as a suitable solution for future-proofing and modernization. He also stressed the importance of building an AI-ready data foundation, requiring clean, queryable and semantically rich data for effective AI applications. MongoDB’s platform supports this by integrating core queries and semantic search capabilities within a unified data platform.