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Matthew D. Groves is a guy who loves to code. It doesn't matter if it's C#, jQuery, or PHP: he'll submit pull requests for anything. He has been coding professionally ever since he wrote a QuickBASIC point-of-sale app for his parent's pizza shop back in the 90s. He currently works as a Senior Product Marketing Manager for Couchbase. His free time is spent with his family, watching the Reds, and getting involved in the developer community. He is the author of AOP in .NET, Pro Microservices in .NET, a Pluralsight author, and a Microsoft MVP.

Announcing the General Availability of the Couchbase EF Core Provider

Announcing the General Availability of the Couchbase EF Core Provider

The Couchbase EF Core Provider is now generally available. This release brings the power of Entity Framework Core to Couchbase, allowing .NET developers to work with Couchbase using familiar EF Core patterns. What is the Couchbase EF Core provider? Entity...

Matthew Groves April 24, 2025
MongoDB to Couchbase – Migrations Tips

MongoDB to Couchbase – Migrations Tips

So you are considering moving from MongoDB to Couchbase. We think that is a great idea, but we get it, you want to know how much work it will be and is it worth it. The answer for both is,...

Columnar Database Use Cases and Examples

Columnar Database Use Cases and Examples

What are columnar databases? Columnar databases are a type of database optimized for analytical queries and data warehousing. Unlike traditional row-based databases, which store data row by row, columnar databases store data by columns. This means that all the values...

Matthew Groves March 25, 2025
Plataforma única, Couchbase multiuso: Pesquisa vetorial, geoespacial, SQL++ e muito mais

Plataforma única, Couchbase multiuso: Pesquisa vetorial, geoespacial, SQL++ e muito mais

Há casos de uso que são melhor atendidos por vários tipos de acesso a dados, incluindo SQL, pesquisa vetorial, consultas geoespaciais e acesso de valor-chave. Uma abordagem é combinar/encadear vários sistemas de dados para cada método de acesso. No entanto,...

Single Platform, Multi-Purpose Couchbase: Vector Search, Geospatial, SQL++, and More

Single Platform, Multi-Purpose Couchbase: Vector Search, Geospatial, SQL++, and More

There are use cases that are best served by multiple types of data access, including SQL, vector search, geospatial queries, and key-value access. One approach is to combine/chain together multiple data systems for each access method. However, the Couchbase approach...

Matthew Groves December 25, 2024
A Guide to Data Chunking

A Guide to Data Chunking

What is Data Chunking? Data chunking is a technique that breaks down large datasets into smaller, more manageable chunks. It’s crucial to artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and cloud computing because it optimizes memory usage, speeds up processing, and improves...

Matthew Groves December 13, 2024
New To Capella Free Tier? 10 Things For You To Know

New To Capella Free Tier? 10 Things For You To Know

The wait for a Capella perpetual free tier is over! Now the Couchbase DBaaS is available to all: students, hobbyists, startups, and enterprises alike. For those brand new to the Couchbase ecosystem, here are 10 resources you should check out...

Matthew Groves October 3, 2024
Continuous Software Development (CSD): What It Is & How It Works

Continuous Software Development (CSD): What It Is & How It Works

Continuous development employs DevOps practices that make software development faster and smoother. Understanding these practices well is crucial to ensuring your DevOps processes work effectively. Read on to understand how you can improve your approach. Here we will cover: What...

Matthew Groves July 29, 2024
A Tour of the Couchbase JetBrains Plugin for Developers

A Tour of the Couchbase JetBrains Plugin for Developers

There is a Couchbase plugin available for use with any JetBrains IDE, including: IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, AppCode, Aqua, CLion, Code With Me Guest, DataGrip, DataSpell, GoLand, MPS, PhpStorm, PyCharm, Rider, RubyMine, RustRover, and WebStorm. Over on Couchbase social media...

Matthew Groves June 13, 2024
What are Vector Embeddings?

What are Vector Embeddings?

Vector embeddings are a critical component in machine learning that convert “high-dimensional” information, such as text or images, into a structured vector space. This process enables the ability to process and identify related data more effectively by representing it as...

Matthew Groves February 20, 2024
Couchbase Capella: Advantages in Speed, Functionality, and TCO Over Redis

Couchbase Capella: Advantages in Speed, Functionality, and TCO Over Redis

Altoros, an IT consulting organization known for database comparison, has released their latest independent benchmark, commissioned by Couchbase. The benchmark assesses the DBaaS solutions provided by Couchbase and Redis. Using the widely recognized YCSB standard for benchmarking NoSQL databases, this...

Matthew Groves November 2, 2023
Videos: Putting the SQL back into NoSQL

Videos: Putting the SQL back into NoSQL

Are you interested in using the familiar SQL language while also benefiting from the flexibility of JSON data? We’ve got a series of three videos that can help you achieve the best of both worlds. Putting the SQL back into...

Matthew Groves September 5, 2023