The Future of Cloud Solutions: Cosmo Cloud and MongoDB Exclusive

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Businesses increasingly use cloud-based solutions to improve operations in today's thriving, upskilled digital economy. Cosmo Cloud and MongoDB have partnered strategically to provide modern businesses with a scalable cloud solution. By combining the advantages of both systems, this partnership provides companies with a reliable and adaptable data management solution. Shrey Batra is the CEO and founder of Cosmo Cloud. Dataquest got an opportunity to interact with him exclusively.

What makes Cosmo Cloud unique, and how is it different from other cloud providers? What sets you apart?

Shrey says, "So Cosmo Cloud is more than just a cloud provider. It's a backend service platform. Now, you would have heard that there are many no-code and developer platforms. So we built we are building a no-code developer platform where the same developers can spend most of their time in solutionizing and having creative thinking and not just writing code of whatever you are trying to do, be it Java, Python or any other programming language out there, and just 20% time on creative thinking.

So Cosmo Cloud is a platform where you can build your applications back in layers, back in layers like APIs, using a drag-drop approach, create complex applications in a no-code fashion, click off a button, and get it deployed in any cloud you choose. You can select the cloud you want, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud; we also have DigitalOcean."

This disparity emphasises how industry and academics must work together more to upskill Indian educators and students to satisfy the expectations of the nation's sizable and expanding economy. Dataquest asked Shrey Batra, CEO and founder of Cosmo Cloud, about Data safety.

How do you keep your data safe?

Shrey exclaimed, "We build applications for other enterprises and large customers as a platform. We follow the same practices as the industry leaders out there, right? So, as with Google Cloud, Azure, AWS, and other SaaS platforms, platforms, and services, providers are there. We also have our own cybersecurity practices at various levels, such as the cloud, security, networking, and application development levels. Users can add and tweak their security protocols, authentication layers, and so on."

"We must follow everything we think about in a secure world. It has been part of our platform since day zero because, without it, the customers won't be able to do anything. And I think that's the best part. MongoDB's document-oriented format enhances Cosmo Cloud's cloud-based design, providing enterprises with a dependable data management and analysis approach." Shrey told Dataquest.

What's next for Cosmo Cloud? What are you planning next?

Shrey says, "We are making developers productive, right? An average developer spends about three to five days building whatever code they want to develop, especially on the backend side, right? And they do that in three to five days, then push it to their cloud production or live application, right? What we do is we make the same development cycle in 10 minutes to an hour. So that is a 10x increase in developer productivity, right? Now, while using Cosmo Cloud, you can build any kind of application that is there. So, it can be like a website, like the back end of the website, the back end of an app, Android, iOS, and so on. And what's next for Cosmo Cloud is now we, while the platform is ready, it's being used by enterprises; we always look for more things that can be there in the platform so that we complete the backend as a service tagline, right? Now, the backend as a service means that anything can be possible. While 90 to 95% of the things are possible on Cosmo Cloud, it's an ever-growing journey."

The tech is constantly evolving, the features are always coming, and no new technologies are getting integrated. He says, "This is where we come into the picture and say, okay, these are the latest tech stacks. So you are basically all prepared for the integrations and all the new things that are coming out that you forget. We release a lot of stuff repeatedly, an ever-growing cycle."

Cosmo Cloud's seamless integration with other cloud services enables companies to create extensive, data-driven apps. Dataquest asked about how they manage so much data. Here is what Shrey has to say.

Companies have a lot of data. So, how do you make sure that it works fast and efficiently?

"While talking to you about the no-code backend layer, I want you to understand the primary layers of a software application. The first is the front end, which is what you see: the website, the app, the design, whatever. The back end is where all your brain works. What happens when you click on the book or tab? What happens when you add some things to your cart or process a payment? All those logical things, all that automation, the brain that is there, happen on the back end of Cosmo Cloud. The third layer is the database layer, where all your data is stored. It is queried, retrieved, updated, and so on."

He thoroughly explained Cosmo Cloud. "All that data layer is the database layer, which is a third one. The fourth is a cloud layer. Cosmo Cloud is the back end plus the back end deployable cloud. That is what Cosmo Cloud is."

What is the role of MongoDB?

He is optimistic about the collaboration with MongoDB and says, "The best part is that we partnered with MongoDB, our data provider. Everything that the customer stores or, you know, integrates the databases you can get directly from MongoDB, especially MongoDB Atlas. So, the headache of managing the database and adding secure protocols goes out of the Cosmo Cloud scope and into the MongoDB Atlas scope. As we all know, MongoDB Atlas is already very safe. It is a very scalable platform that gives you so many things out of the box. So, all those performance things on the data and database sides are MongoDB Atlas because they are an official partner. Any performance and impact that happens on the code part or the backend part basically, that is where Cosmo Cloud comes into the picture, and that's a drop-in replacement for your, you know, the older technologies like Java, Python, Node.js and all of those things. So, you are addressing the rapidly growing data with MongoDB. "

So basically, when we say backend as a service platform, many features are based on the data layer—for example, the database itself. For example, we need specialized search databases for those when we want to build a search engine and capabilities. We need AI to boom right now.

Shrey exclusively told Dataquest what goes behind adapting AI to your application.

How do you get AI in your application?

"We say everyone's focusing on AI, AI, AI, but no one is focusing on how to get that AI into your or your real-time application, right? How to build that feature. A lot of the components or features come directly from MongoDB. For example, MongoDB Atlas Search or MongoDB Atlas Vector Search. These are two capabilities that come directly from MongoDB and Cosmo Cloud. Adding many other features and goodness on top of it brings a whole solution out of the box. You have a database capable of AIs and vector search. Cosmo Cloud, capable of having APIs for the search engine, builds the whole solution for you. Use it on your website or an app to make the entire search engine experience, be it a movie search, e-commerce search, or something like that, just out of the box in a couple of weeks."

He made it sound easy, but a lot of hard work and dedication goes into creating a powerful and flexible data management solution that meets ever-evolving needs.