Category: Best Practices and Tutorials

Pod vs. Container: What are the Key Differences?

Pod vs. Container: What are the Key Differences?

What is a Kubernetes Pod?  A Kubernetes Pod is the smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, representing a single instance of a running process in the cluster. Pods are typically created and managed by higher-level Kubernetes controllers like Deployments and ReplicaSets,...

Get Started With Couchbase Vector Search In 5 Minutes

Get Started With Couchbase Vector Search In 5 Minutes

What is a Vector A Vector is an object that represents a real-world item as an array of floating numbers.  Each item in the real world is represented in Vector format(as an array) and has many dimensions (attributes) associated with...

Azure PrivateLink Setup With Couchbase Capella

Azure PrivateLink Setup With Couchbase Capella

What are PrivateLinks? PrivateLinks are a networking service that allows for the private connection between a cloud service and your virtual network. This connection is made without exposing your data to the public internet, enhancing security by keeping network traffic...

Scalability vs. Elasticity: A Comparison

Scalability vs. Elasticity: A Comparison

Scalability and elasticity help organizations achieve greater flexibility and efficiency in their IT infrastructure. However, scalability and elasticity have distinct differences that organizations should be aware of when deciding which approach to take. This blog post will break down the...

Making GCP Cloud Function Calls Faster

Making GCP Cloud Function Calls Faster

Recently my wife and I have been watching reruns of some TV programs containing Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear, The Grand Tour, Clarkson’s Farm). Despite the buffoonery he is quite a clever chap, although will likely be remembered for thinking “Speed...

Crafting Code With A Conscience: Your Role In Ethical Data Stewardship

Crafting Code With A Conscience: Your Role In Ethical Data Stewardship

If data is gold, then that gold must be protected. In software development, data is often thought to be unbiased, purely mathematical, and have no reason to engage with ethics. However, I want to posit that not just protecting one’s...

Couchbase on Rails: A Guide to Introducing Dynamic and Adaptive Data to Your Application

Couchbase on Rails: A Guide to Introducing Dynamic and Adaptive Data to Your Application

Ruby on Rails is often the framework of choice for getting new projects off the ground. The speed of development and iteration is in many ways unparalleled. As such, perhaps you want to use Rails as the framework for your...

Learning on the Couch with FreeCodeCamp: Website Deployment – Netlify

Learning on the Couch with FreeCodeCamp: Website Deployment – Netlify

If you’d like to watch this blog live, here is a video of Nyah Macklin & Jessica Rose walking through the process of installing Visual Studio Code, otherwise read on!  In our last post, we learned how to take snapshots...

Integrating Couchbase Server with Okta: A Step-by-Step Guide to Seamless Authentication

Integrating Couchbase Server with Okta: A Step-by-Step Guide to Seamless Authentication

Welcome to this comprehensive guide on integrating Okta with Couchbase Server!  In this article, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of setting up a secure and seamless authentication flow using Okta as the Identity Provider (IdP) and Couchbase...

Istvan Orban June 19, 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
Elevating Remote Development: Couchbase VSCode Extension Now Supports GitHub Codespaces, Google Project IDX, And More

Elevating Remote Development: Couchbase VSCode Extension Now Supports GitHub Codespaces, Google Project IDX, And More

Welcome to a new era of remote development with Couchbase! We’re thrilled to announce a significant update to our Couchbase VSCode Extension. With our latest release, we’ve expanded our horizons to support GitHub Codespaces and various other remote development environments....

What is Data Mining? Techniques, Tools, and Applications

What is Data Mining? Techniques, Tools, and Applications

What is Data Mining? Data mining is a type of data analysis that involves searching through large amounts of information to find patterns and insights. Imagine having a giant library with thousands of books, but you just need to find...