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.local 2025 keynote

Dev Ittycheria · Sep 18, 2025 · 1h 18m · New York City

Summary

Dev Ittycheria opened MongoDB.local NYC 2025 asking what the ideal database for the AI era looks like, launching MongoDB 8.2, Voyage AI models, and the Application Modernization Platform.

Key themes: Data platforms, Agents · AI-written summary from the published transcript

Where each highlight is said1:17:59
  1. 1Dev Ittycheria opened MongoDB.local NYC 2025 on what the ideal database for the AI era looks like1:20
  2. 2MongoDB said it now serves nearly 60,000 organizations, with over 70% of the Fortune 500 as customers4:29
  3. 3MongoDB 8.2 launched, described as the company's most feature-rich and performant release yet20:13
  4. 4MongoDB announced Search and Vector Search for self-managed Community and Enterprise Server deployments46:11
  5. 5MongoDB highlighted its Voyage AI embedding models, noting Anthropic recommends Voyage models to customers1:12:56
  6. 6MongoDB introduced the Application Modernization Platform (AMP), an AI-driven way to modernize legacy systems17:19
  7. 7McKesson shared how it uses MongoDB to secure its pharmaceutical supply chain under DSCSA requirements29:00

Announced

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AnnouncementStatus
MongoDB 8.2Most feature-rich and performant MongoDB release yetGA
Search and Vector Search for self-managed deploymentsPublic preview for Community Edition and Enterprise ServerPreview
Voyage AI embedding models and rerankersFor building trustworthy, reliable AI applicationsPreview
MongoDB Application Modernization Platform (AMP)AI-driven legacy system modernizationPreview
New release cadence and 5-year Long-Term SupportLonger support window for MongoDB releasesAnnounced
About this keynote

Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzKLWv66N9k

On stage

Companies named: Anthropic, McKesson, MongoDB

Last changed 2026-09-24.

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