Category: Couchbase Architecture
Couchbase Capella Outshines DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis in Speed, Functionality, and TCO
Altoros, a renowned IT consulting organization with an extensive history in database comparison, has published their most recent independent benchmark, commissioned by Couchbase. The benchmark evaluates the DBaaS solutions offered by Couchbase, Redis, Amazon, and MongoDB. This study utilizes the...
Matthew Groves
May 31, 2023
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...
Couchbase Product Marketing
May 18, 2023
App Scaling (What It Is and How To Do It)
As organizations grow, their applications also face increased demand. This demand typically includes more data processing and additional users accessing the system simultaneously. If an application can’t handle this growing demand, it may become slow, unresponsive, or even crash, resulting...
Couchbase Product Marketing
April 25, 2023
Consistency Models & Performance: Couchbase vs. CockroachDB
Design decisions influenced by CAP Theorem The CAP theorem states that a database cannot simultaneously provide all three of the following guarantees: Consistency (the latest information is always available everywhere) Availability (every read and write request receives a response) Partitioning...
Jeff Morris, VP Product Marketing
April 18, 2023
A Deeper Dive Into Couchbase Capella™
Couchbase Capella Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) eases database management, reduces costs, offers flexibility for developers, and delivers high performance for modern applications. Its use of the SQL++ query language and user-friendly interface, inspired by tools like GitHub, make Capella easy for developers and...
Tim Rottach, Director of Product Line Marketing
March 20, 2023
PepsiCo on Modern Applications, Technology Trends, and the Role Cloud Plays in Business
These days, keeping up with technology trends and ensuring your applications adapt to modern business and user requirements is becoming increasingly important. On a journey to speak with industrial leaders about their company transformations in Couchbase’s new customer interview series,...
Daniela Chesser, Senior Customer Marketing Manager
January 24, 2023
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...
Steve Grimwood, Solutions Engineer
January 16, 2023
Physical Storage Layer Options for Couchbase as a Persistent System of records
In a previous blog, I talked about various storage strategies that need to be considered when choosing the correct storage to meet your business requirements. This becomes more salient as datasets continue to grow and consistent performance is mandated by...
Steve Grimwood, Solutions Engineer
November 17, 2022
Magma: The Next-Generation Document Storage Engine
The Couchbase database platform supports two storage mechanisms: Couchstore, the default, and Magma, the recently released engine. Both offer benefits under various scenarios. This blog post gives a brief overview of the new Magma storage engine, provides a comparison of...
Rick Jacobs
October 17, 2022
Couchbase Server On ARM, Supersonic Performance At Competitive Pricing
ARM v8 processors, traditionally found in the mobile phone space, are now gaining in popularity among desktop hardware vendors and major Cloud Service providers alike. ARM v8 processors offer better performance and reduced power consumption for reduced infrastructure costs over...
Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
May 31, 2022
Reduce TCO By 10x Using Couchbase 7.1 For Large Multi-Terabyte Databases
Store hundreds of terabytes of JSON data and query in milliseconds with Couchbase 7.1. Our new storage engine in 7.1, Couchbase Magma, makes Couchbase the most cost-effective and performant database, lowering TCO. With Magma storage engine, Couchbase 7.1 becomes the...
Shivani Gupta
May 12, 2022
What’s New In Couchbase Server 7.1
Can a Database Fight Inflation? Introducing Couchbase Server 7.1 This year, I’ve asked myself, how can a database help fight inflation? The answer is to make efficiency improvements in the database that outpace inflation. For as long as I’ve worked...
Jeff Morris, VP Product Marketing
May 10, 2022