This document summarizes MongoDB's modern data backup and recovery strategies, both for on-premises and cloud environments. It outlines MongoDB's current on-premises backup architecture and its limitations. The document then introduces MongoDB's new backup strategy of taking WiredTiger checkpoints directly to long-term storage to reduce overhead. It also discusses MongoDB Atlas, which provides automatic multi-region backups and point-in-time restore capabilities. The document demos these backup features and previews future improvements like direct agent backups to optimize the process.