{"id":15559,"date":"2024-04-04T16:45:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/?p=15559"},"modified":"2024-04-18T08:44:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:44:24","slug":"5-cool-things-at-couchbase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/5-cool-things-at-couchbase\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cool Things I Learned in My First Month at Couchbase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15357 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-20_123209065.png\" alt=\"Caroline Kerns at Couchbase\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-20_123209065.png 512w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-20_123209065-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-20_123209065-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-20_123209065-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/02\/image_2024-02-20_123209065-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/>Starting a new job is always a little bit nerve wracking. Will I fit in? Will my coworkers like me? What is the culture like? I don\u2019t think this feeling ever goes away no matter if you are new in your career or a seasoned professional.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instead of focusing on the endless questions and <em>what-ifs<\/em> that often accompany changing circumstances, I chose to focus on the positive experiences and let me tell you: I have had massive positive experiences!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, I would like to highlight 5 cool things I learned during my first month at Couchbase as a Developer Community Manager, and why I am so excited about working for this company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. We do cool things<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/vector-search-at-the-edge-with-couchbase-mobile\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: solid 1px black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/couchbase-mobile-stack-1320x585.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a>We do some seriously cool things! Not only are we involved with various exciting industries, such as gaming, healthcare, energy, entertainment, and retail, but we also have some great services and functionalities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps our best known offering is Couchbase Capella (database as a service), but did you know we <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/announcing-vector-search\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recently announced vector search capabilities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? This is a truly exciting announcement not just for us internally, but also for all of our customers. Specifically, I want to highlight that we are the <strong>first vendor to put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/vector-search-at-the-edge-with-couchbase-mobile\/\">vector search into a mobile database<\/a><\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also continue working with our customers and community alike to build the best products and provide the best services we can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. We strive to help you learn better<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.couchbase.com\/store\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15560 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440-1024x472.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440-1536x708.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440-1320x608.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170046440.png 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a>When I first joined Couchbase I realized I had a lot to learn (and still do, to be honest). I wasn\u2019t sure where to get started but was pointed to a great resource I had overlooked previously: <strong>Couchbase Academy<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not only do we have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.couchbase.com\/store\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">courses for various levels<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (beginner to advanced), but we also offer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/academy\/certification\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase Certifications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which you can display via Credly! Not only do we offer <em>Associate Developer Certifications<\/em> (with specifications for your expertise (i.e., Java, .NET, Node.JS, etc.) but also\u00a0 <em>Professional Administrator<\/em> and <em>Professional Architect<\/em> certifications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In my opinion, the best thing is that our beginner courses are free to take! Currently, I am taking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.couchbase.com\/store\/3116801-cb131-couchbase-associate-architect-certification-with-capella-course\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CB131 &#8211; Couchbase Associate Architect with Capella<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to learn about the full power of Couchbase and ensure that I understand the fundamentals of the Couchbase NoSQL database and essential functionalities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having an in-house built, and continuously improved, resource that helps you learn and understand Couchbase has been incredibly valuable to me and I hope some of you will try it out as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. We thoroughly enjoy events<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Events, especially in-person events seem to be making a big comeback this year\u2014we have already attended a number of events and are planning on attending many more!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For <strong>in\u2013person events<\/strong>, you can find us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/events\/summits\/?awsf.events-location=location%23americas&amp;awsf.events-series=*all\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AWS Summits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pro\/couchbase\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase meetups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and more &#8211; just keep your eyes peeled as we will shout it from the rooftops (figuratively) if we are out and about. Also, make sure to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/couchbase\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">follow us on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to find out where we will be next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/pro\/couchbase\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15561 aligncenter\" style=\"border: solid 1px black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255-1536x809.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255-1320x695.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170156255.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also understand that in-person events aren&#8217;t always feasible for everyone, for a variety of reasons, and we want to accommodate that\u2014you can find us host (and attend) <strong>virtual events<\/strong> throughout the year as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/info.couchbase.com\/webinar_Coding_With_AI_Vector_Search_RAG_2024M4_LP.html\">Coding With AI Vector Search and RAG<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">webcast coming up in April\u2014it\u2019s going to be a fun one! For more upcoming events, you can always check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/resources\/webcasts-and-events\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Events and Webcasts page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps live events aren\u2019t your thing (or your schedule is as hectic as can be!), fear not\u2014we also have many on-demand videos for you. Our <em>Videos and Presentations<\/em> resource has a variety of videos which you can sort by Industry, Use Case, Key Feature and more. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/resources\/?content=video_presentation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and let me know if you watch any of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. We love Community<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are very big on Community\u2014which is perfect for me as I am a Community Manager not just by trade but also by passion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I enjoy few things more than bringing people together and enabling them to learn from each other and grow together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase is doing a fantastic job of continuing to bring people together, whether through meetups, as mentioned above, or our always-growing <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.couchbase.com\/share\/o9Jw9S0QOyFkgRkK?utm_source=manual\">Couchbase Community Hub<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014where our community comes together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Community Hub is where you will get fresh updates on everything Couchbase and easily connect with other members and learn about more ways to get involved in the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.couchbase.com\/landing?space_id=6936976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15562 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170312316-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170312316-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170312316-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170312316-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170312316-1320x773.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170312316.png 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the forum is not your thing, come <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/bv2FqCNUzN\">join us on Discord<\/a><\/strong>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0We are still fine-tuning our community and would love more members to join us, provide feedback and be among the first to find out when we have new releases, updates and opportunities exclusive to community members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And if you have technical questions, we have you covered as well! Check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/forums\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Couchbase Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where you can ask questions based on categories and different tags. We strive to respond to questions quickly so you can get back to what you do best quickly and continue building with Couchbase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you are just starting out with your Couchbase journey like myself or consider yourself an expert, we hope you will join our community and learn, improve and experience new services with us!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. We have a very special group of Couchbase experts: Ambassadors<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/introducing-the-couchbase-ambassador-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15563 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585-1536x720.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585-1320x619.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/04\/image_2024-04-04_170628585.png 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a>As I mentioned above, we love our community. So much so that we are inviting our most prolific community members and subject matter experts to join our exclusive list of <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/introducing-the-couchbase-ambassador-program\/\">Couchbase Ambassadors<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our Couchbase Ambassadors are a diverse group of Couchbase enthusiasts who are just as thrilled about what we do as we are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just like with everything we do, we are constantly evolving and making our services, products, and even our community programs better. We are excited to have our Ambassadors join us for exclusive opportunities including learning about releases ahead of time (under NDA of course) and offer exclusive workshops and sessions\u2014and of course some swag.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If I piqued your interest, come check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/introducing-the-couchbase-ambassador-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">program announcement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and see if this is something you are interested in. We would love to have you apply, and maybe even join, this exclusive group of professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outro<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A long story short\u2014there is a lot to love about Couchbase. I believe a company\u2019s culture is just as (if not even a bit more) important as their technical mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you haven\u2019t already, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/blog\/our-couchbase-values\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">check out Couchbase\u2019s Values<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014everything I have seen so far has been driven by these values and it is quite refreshing to see (while most companies have values, not every company follows their values).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am excited for my time here at Couchbase and am looking forward to connecting with more of you as you join our ever growing community or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.couchbase.com\/careers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">perhaps join our team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? We are hiring!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn, I am happy to answer any questions and help you join our community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting a new job is always a little bit nerve wracking. Will I fit in? Will my coworkers like me? What is the culture like? 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