Category: High Performance

MongoDB and DataStax, In the Rearview Mirror
MongoDB and DataStax, In the Rearview Mirror

Thumbtack published an excellent blog post today (link). It highlights the preliminary results of performance tests executed with Couchbase Server, MongoDB and DataStax Enterprise (Apache Cassandra). The final results will be included in a benchmark report. Thumbtack consulted with Couchbase,...

Couchbase Labs Expiry Callbacks
Couchbase Labs Expiry Callbacks

TTL’s and Expiry Notification Couchbase includes a TTL (Time To Live) as part of the meta data fields for each document.  All of the client SDK’s includes support for setting/querying/touching this value.   The value is set as the “number...

Dissecting the NoSQL Benchmark
Dissecting the NoSQL Benchmark

Let's dissect the Fall 2014 NoSQL Benchmark. Apache Cassandra / DataStax Enterprise. MongoDB. Couchbase Server. Go. Hardware   Server (8) Client (32) Processor Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 (2) Intel Core i5-4440 Memory 64GB 8GB Storage (Data) 100GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD...

Caching queries in Couchbase for high performance
Caching queries in Couchbase for high performance

This blog provides examples of how query results can be cached into Couchbase to be retrieved from the cache instead of being served from index on disk.

Performance Oriented Architecture
Performance Oriented Architecture

“How should I access my data?” is often asked by developers as they contemplate a storage solution. To answer that question one first needs to understand the application under consideration. Who are the most important users, and which use cases...