We've used MongoDB at Wayfair for a subset of our customer data for a while. But we're always looking for opportunities to speed up our infrastructure and give our customers a more responsive user experience. So when we heard about a new database platform called '/dev/null', we became pretty excited. We can't post a link, because it's in a very private beta testing phase, but we can assure you that the stealth-mode startup that's working on it is supported by a pair of high-class Silicon Valley VCs. The technology is supposed to be too cutting-edge for stodgy Boston, so we felt pretty lucky to be included. /dev/null is web scale, we heard, and it supports sharding! The slashes in the name certainly give it an edgy feel. IMHO it's a bold move to name it that, because of the potential for gfail (weird names doing badly in Google search) and unexpected placement in alphabetical lists. But hey, as an NYC cabbie character said in Taxi Driver, they're way ahead of us out there in California.