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From SQL to NoSQL

Couchbase eases your transition to NoSQL while providing the power of SQL, improving scalability and performance, and reducing complexity and risk

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CHALLENGES

Cost, reliability, and performance challenges

Couchbase addresses SQL Server’s challenges with easier scaling, enhanced performance for large data and joins, and streamlined replication and failover for efficient management.

  • CHALLENGE #1

    Scale fail

    Complex sharding, costly hardware upgrades, and intricate performance tuning make scaling difficult.

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  • CHALLENGE #2

    Poor performance

    Large data, complex joins, and heavy read-writes often lead to performance issues.

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  • CHALLENGE #3

    Replication and failover

    Complex setup, resource-intensive management, and potential synchronization issues increase risk.

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FEATURES

Key features of Couchbase vs. SQL Server

Whatu2019s included
SQL
ACID transactions
Schema flexibility
Horizontal scaling
Automatic replication
Built-in caching
Multi-model support
Mobile and edge sync
Automatic sharding
Multi-dimensional scaling
Database logic
REST management API
Couchbase
SQL Server

CUSTOMERS

Success stories: From SQL Server to Couchbase

“Couchbase Full-Text Search allows us to deliver customer search results from extremely large datasets very efficiently.”

Brant Burnett, Systems Architect, CenterEdge Software

1,000+

accounts

20+

years serving the entertainment industry

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SQL to NoSQL: Automated migration

Migrating from SQL Server to Couchbase: Key strategies and tools.

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Learn more about how Couchbase compares to SQL Server

  • Documentation

    Run your first SQL++ query

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  • Concepts

    Distributed ACID transactions for NoSQL applications

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  • Tutorial

    Comparing document databases and relational databases

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