Category: Best Practices and Tutorials

Relational vs. Non-Relational Databases: Features and Benefits
Databases play a crucial role in storing, organizing, and retrieving information. Two main types of databases are relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases. Both have unique features and benefits, so choosing the right type of database is essential for building...

Data Migration from Oracle to Couchbase
You may know Couchbase as the fastest, most scalable NoSQL platform available. However, did you know that Couchbase can also be a relational database? Couchbase is a data platform that can operate with multiple simultaneous personalities all in the same...

11 Effective Microservices Development Best Practices
Microservices architecture is increasingly popular in today’s fast-paced software development landscape. Because microservices run independently, developers can scale and maintain each application without disrupting other microservices, making them easier to work with than a monolithic architecture. Keep reading to find...

Application Development Life Cycle (Phases and Models)
Building applications and solutions has become an integral part of doing business. Each industry, ranging from healthcare to gaming, requires a development team to build, manage, and test the digital infrastructure of its business. For this reason, it’s important to...

Updating Sensor Data: Exploring Couchbase’s Multi-Model Options
Couchbase has become a popular choice for IoT use cases, thanks to its flexible multi-model data management capabilities. Recently, I was working with a customer in the cruise industry that had a unique challenge – they needed Couchbase to receive...

Cloud-Native vs Cloud-Agnostic: Which Approach is the Best Fit?
While there’s no longer a major debate around whether or not you should move to the cloud, there’s still not a consensus around whether or not you should go with a cloud-native or cloud-agnostic approach when building your application. We’re...

App Development Costs (A Breakdown)
Developing an app can be very lucrative, but it requires some upfront costs. The cost of developing an app can vary dramatically depending on the size and complexity of the app being developed. Some apps cost as little as $5,000...

Supercharge your Data Mesh strategy with Couchbase Capella
“Data as a Product” In the face of challenging economics and intensified customer focus, organizations are trying to lower costs and maximize efficiency – and one way they hope to do it is by treating data as a product, that...

How to lower your company’s AI risk in 2023
With the OpenAI’s landmark releases of DALL·E 2, and ChatGPT last year, people have been interacting with artificial intelligence and seeing first hand (a tiny bit of) its potential. These tools can feel like magic. Each takes a textual prompt...

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Strategies
In this post, we review some important considerations for planning for business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR). Business continuity needs careful consideration when using Couchbase as a core business service. Today’s focus is on the application layer and the...

Our 2022 Hot Topics and Innovations
Over the past year the Couchbase blog has been filled with product announcements, developer tutorials, conceptual introductions, and much more. Here is a look at the most popular posts that we had and why it is still worth reading today....

Why Cloud Lock In is Getting Worse
Almost everything we do, both online and offline, is powered by the cloud. Whether it’s buying groceries at your local supermarket, streaming your favorite TV show or opening an email – you are using the cloud. The computation power, storage...