Category: Best Practices and Tutorials

An Overview of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

An Overview of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation? There’s no doubt that large language models (LLMs) have transformed natural language processing, but at times, they can be inconsistent, random, or even plain wrong in the responses they deliver to a prompt. While this can...

February 21, 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...

February 20, 2024
Join us at DeveloperWeek Oakland

Join us at DeveloperWeek Oakland

Get ready for a leading-edge developer experience at DeveloperWeek 2024! Hosted in Oakland, Feb 21 – 23, you will find many great sessions on AI, cloud computing, and more – we can’t wait to see you there. Did you forget...

Data Analysis Methods: Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Data Analysis Methods: Qualitative vs. Quantitative

Data analysis is a crucial step in extracting meaningful insights from collected data. Two common approaches to analyzing data are qualitative and quantitative analysis. Each method offers different techniques for interpreting and understanding your findings. This blog post will further...

February 13, 2024
FAST Data Generation With The Capella Eventing Service

FAST Data Generation With The Capella Eventing Service

Every application developer has faced the need for sample data. Whether it’s for functional testing or stress testing at scale, a large volume of meaningful data is required to see how an app actually performs under real world conditions. In...

Managed Cloud Services: Types, Benefits & Considerations

Managed Cloud Services: Types, Benefits & Considerations

As technology advances, numerous organizations are turning to cloud computing to safeguard their information and oversee their operations. Despite the numerous benefits of the cloud, it can also be complex and time consuming to manage on your own. This is...

February 5, 2024
A Guide to Generative AI Development

A Guide to Generative AI Development

This blog post will provide you with insights and best practices for developing generative AI solutions. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a clear understanding of what generative AI entails, how it works, use cases, benefits, required tech...

January 23, 2024
What is Data Analysis? (Types, Methods, and Tools)

What is Data Analysis? (Types, Methods, and Tools)

Data analysis is the process of cleaning, transforming, and interpreting data to uncover insights, patterns, and trends. It plays a crucial role in decision making, problem solving, and driving innovation across various domains.  In addition to further exploring the role...

December 17, 2023
Terraform Provider for Couchbase Capella

Terraform Provider for Couchbase Capella

Developers and DevOps teams commonly utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and scripts to manage their software and infrastructure deployments in a repeatable and consistent manner. With IaC tools, users can automate the life cycle of deployments including provisioning, configuration,...

Couchbase & Enabling Free Programming Bootcamps

Couchbase & Enabling Free Programming Bootcamps

Here at Couchbase, we know that one of the most important developer tools is access to ongoing high quality technical education. As Couchbase works great with web technologies and applications, we wanted to see where we could better support emerging...

Navigating Analytics in the NoSQL Era

Navigating Analytics in the NoSQL Era

NoSQL database systems have firmly established their presence for more than a decade, garnering substantial market share in the OLTP database domain. The rapid adoption of NoSQL databases for OLTP use cases can be attributed to key factors such as...

November 29, 2023
The Benefits of Building a DevOps Environment

The Benefits of Building a DevOps Environment

In this article, we’ll provide a clear understanding of DevOps, break down terminology and concepts associated with it, review the benefits and challenges of adoption, and go over the steps to adopting a DevOps model.  What is DevOps? DevOps is...

November 24, 2023