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TechNet’s Growth Continues With Seven New Members

Washington, D.C. —November 15, 2017– TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, announced today the addition of seven new members: Couchbase, Dell Technologies, MOVE Guides, Neva, Okta, Ring, and Stride Health.  With these additions, TechNet’s network now stands at 77 members.  A full list is available here.  This year to date, TechNet has added 17 new members.

“TechNet is pleased to continue our growth with the addition of this diverse group of innovators to our network,” said Linda Moore, President & CEO of TechNet.  “As leaders in their fields, these seven companies are driving the future of data management, IT infrastructure, cloud computing, machine learning technology, home security, and portable benefits, among other areas.  We welcome the perspectives these companies bring to several issues impacting the tech industry, as well as their commitment to advance policies that promote job growth and innovation.”

New members include:

• Couchbase is a data management company that strives to be the data platform that revolutionizes digital innovation.  Based in Mountain View, California, the company created the world’s first Engagement Database, which provides unmatched agility and manageability — as well as unparalleled performance at any scale — to deliver ever-richer and ever more personalized customer experiences.
• Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses encompassing Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream, and VMware.  Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, the company is an innovator and technology leader providing the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT, and protect their most important information.
• MOVE Guides powers global business with the first cloud-based software platform designed for the growing mobile workforce.  Industry leading companies rely on its Talent Mobility Cloud to deliver their global mobility programs across more than 190 countries with increased operational efficiencies, trusted compliance, and engaging employee experiences. 
• Neva, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is a leading provider of machine learning and natural language processing solutions for enterprise service and support.  Founded in 2016, Neva helps global businesses solve customer service problems by automating high call volume using its cognitive intelligence solution and virtual assistant technology.
• Okta, based in San Francisco, California, is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise.  With deep integrations in over 5,000 apps, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access from any device.  Thousands of customers trust Okta to help them do their work faster, boost revenue, and stay secure.
• Ring creates affordable yet powerful home security doorbells and cameras that put the power of home security in the hands of homeowners.  Based in Santa Monica, California, Ring launched the world’s first smart video doorbell back in 2013, but has since expanded to produce a line of preventative security devices, such as motion-activated cameras and floodlights, all of which can be managed and monitored using a smartphone. 
• Stride Health, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is the foremost benefits provider for independent workers.  Since its founding in 2014, Stride has been on a mission to empower anyone to work for themselves.  By unlocking benefits traditionally offered by employers, Stride levels the playing field for the self-employed.  Stride frees entrepreneurs to pursue their passion, knowing they are fully protected with health benefits customized for them and their life.

Other companies that have joined TechNet this year include:

• Austin Tech Alliance
• Elevate
• FireEye
• Philips Lighting
• Postmates
• Rubicon Project
• Verizon
• Waymo

About TechNet

TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy by advocating a targeted policy agenda at the federal and 50-state level.  TechNet’s diverse membership includes dynamic startups and the most iconic companies on the planet and represents three million employees and countless customers in the fields of information technology, e-commerce, the sharing and gig economies, advanced energy, cybersecurity, biotechnology, venture capital, and finance.  TechNet has offices in Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Sacramento, Austin, Boston, Olympia, Albany, and Tallahassee.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.– November 9, 2017— Couchbase, Inc., creator of the world’s first Engagement Database, today announced it ranked 120 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Couchbase revenue grew 1,000+ percent from fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2016.

“While it’s exciting to see how far we’ve come, growing revenue more than 1,000 percent between FY2013 and FY2016, we are even more excited by the opportunities that are before us as we continue to accelerate growth into 2018,” said Matt Cain, President and CEO of Couchbase. “Hearing our customers share their successes in revolutionizing experiences for their own customers clearly demonstrates our increasing relevance and market momentum.”

“The Deloitte 2017 North America Technology Fast 500 winners underscore the impact of technological innovation and world class customer service in driving growth, in a fiercely competitive environment,” said Sandra Shirai, vice chairman, Deloitte Consulting LLP and U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. “These companies are on the cutting edge and are transforming the way we do business. We extend our sincere congratulations to all the winners for achieving remarkable growth while delivering new services and experiences for their customers.”

“Emerging growth companies are powering innovation in the broader economy. The growth rates delivered by the companies on this year’s North America Technology Fast 500 ranking are a bright spot for the capital markets and a strong indicator that the emerging growth technology sector will continue to deliver a strong return on investment,” said Heather Gates, national managing director of Deloitte & Touche LLP’s emerging growth company practice. “Deloitte is dedicated to supporting the best and brightest companies of the future in the emerging growth company sector. We are proud to acknowledge the significant accomplishments of this year’s Fast 500 winners.”

Overall, 2017 Technology Fast 500™ companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 135 percent to 59,093 percent from 2013 to 2016, with median growth of 380 percent.

About Deloitte’s 2017 Technology Fast 500™

Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2013 to 2016.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America.

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. In the United States, Deloitte refers to one or more of the US member firms of DTTL, their related entities that operate using the “Deloitte” name in the United States and their respective affiliates. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

Customers cite improvements in CX, faster innovation, quicker time-to-market, and operational & infrastructure cost reduction with newest version of Couchbase Data Platform; new IDC study provides quantifiable ROI

SAN JOSE, Calif.–Couchbase Connect, October 26, 2017-– Couchbase, Inc., creator of the world’s first Engagement Database, today announced the release of the latest version of the Couchbase Data Platform with the general availability of Couchbase Server 5.0 and Couchbase Mobile 1.5. The newest release further positions the Couchbase Data Platform as the Engagement Database of choice for enterprises that endeavor to drive revolutionary customer experiences. Couchbase today also released the results of an IDC White Paper, sponsored by Couchbase and Intel, titled, “Empowering Systems of Engagement: Business Value of Couchbase NoSQL Engagement Database,” that demonstrates strong ROI impact the latest version of the Couchbase Data Platform has on enterprises worldwide, citing a 274% ROI over a five year period. More on the study can be found here.

With 89% of consumers who experience poor service with a brand leaving for a competitor, today’s enterprises are under pressure to digitally transform both their customer-facing applications and the foundation on which those applications lie. Compounding the issue is 84 percent of IT leaders have had digital projects canceled, delayed, or reduced in scope because of the limitations of their legacy database. Today’s enterprises need the agility, manageability, and performance of data management technologies that will drive revolutionary customer experiences.

Introducing the latest release of the Couchbase Data Platform

The Couchbase Data Platform delivers unparalleled performance at scale while also providing unmatched agility and manageability that today’s enterprises require to continually reinvent their customer experiences. A sampling of what’s new includes:

Agility

• Integrated Full-text Search: allows users to build more intelligent apps that deliver richer, more engaging customer experiences. Search is now tightly integrated as a new service, which means customers can get high performance and reliability from a single platform.

• Adaptive Indexing: enables efficient ad-hoc queries using a single composite index.

• Seamless Data Mobility: seamlessly extends existing Couchbase deployments to the edge.

Manageability

• Fast Failover: improves failure detection by identifying fewer false positives and how long it takes to perform a node failover, which results in more reliable and predictable operations and customer experiences.

• Role-based Access Control (RBAC): provides more complete security and regulatory compliance while simplifying security management for all users and apps across the cluster.

Performance

• Ephemeral, In-memory Data Buckets: allow applications to maintain datasets completely in memory, resulting in more responsive applications and efficient data management with reduced infrastructure costs.

• N1QL Query and Index Performance Enhancements: A smarter optimizer and highly performant indexer improves application response time and performance.

IDC White Paper, “Empowering Systems of Engagement: Business Value of Couchbase NoSQL Engagement Database”

In this study, IDC interviewed enterprises that deployed Couchbase NoSQL database solutions to increase the scalability and performance of business-critical applications. Study participants reported that the choice and deployment of Couchbase have enabled them to extend the reach and functionality of these applications in a cost effective and efficient manner and provided the necessary levels of performance for services that have a direct link to top-line business results.

Business value highlights by the numbers:

• $67,487: benefits per year per database

• 274%: five-year ROI

• 7 months: time to payback

• 19%: faster new development cycle

• 40%: faster response time

• $5.41M: additional revenue per year

• 17%: more efficient help desk

• 37%: more efficient database management    

Customer Success

With the Couchbase Data Platform, some of today’s most recognized brands are revolutionizing the customer experience. eBay, Staples,and Sky have seen faster, more predictable performance for improved customer experience and engagement while companies like Verizon and GE cite faster innovation and time to market. In addition, Marriott, LinkedIn, and United Airlines have seen reduction in infrastructure and operations costs, allowing them to invest those savings into customer experience transformation.

Quotes:

“LinkedIn has a very large Couchbase deployment in production. The new Couchbase in-memory buckets feature can help reduce the cost of deploying additional data nodes as our needs continue to grow, and new security enhancements can better protect our infrastructure.”
— Kevin Krawez, Senior Director of Site Reliability, LinkedIn

“Built for performance, agility, and manageability, the newest version of the Couchbase Data Platform is powering revolutionary customer experiences for enterprises around the world who are known for–or want to be known for–their focus on customers.  The Couchbase Data Platform, which extends all the way from the edge to the Cloud, is battle tested in mission critical deployments by some of the world’s largest enterprises, making it an easy choice for those looking for the best solution to suit their organizations’ digital transformation initiatives.”
— Ravi Mayuram, Senior Vice President of Engineering and CTO, Couchbase

“Enterprises continue to find technology that unleashes data to provide exceptional customer experience as a key way to grow their business, and we believe the right kind of database will help them achieve these goals. Engagement Database technology such as the Couchbase Data Platform is an example of the kind of technology that will drive the type of customer experience companies today need to be competitive.”
— Carl Olofson, Research Vice President, IDC

Download the latest version of the Couchbase Data Platform, which includes Couchbase Server 5.0 GA and Couchbase Mobile 1.5 GA, today.

Resources:

Couchbase Server 5.0 data sheet

IDC White Paper

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—Oct. 25, 2017 Couchbase, Inc, creator of the world’s first engagement database, today announced that SyncThink, a world leader in neuro-technology, has adopted Couchbase to provide secure, HIPAA-compliant, offline capabilities for its EYE-SYNC solution. EYE-SYNC is a 60-second, objective sideline assessment that uses eye tracking in a VR headset to evaluate for ocular motor impairments, a common and serious component of concussion.  

Founded in 2008 by Dr. Jamshid Ghajar, SyncThink has worked with the Brain Trauma Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense among others in validating its research of the technology and its use cases. EYE-SYNC is commonly used in the athletics setting to provide a comprehensive and objective solution that assists medical professionals to record, view and analyze eye tracking on the sidelines and in the locker room. The technology helps to identify visual tracking impairment in real time to determine if a player can return to play or requires further medical testing. The Couchbase Data Platform provides offline connectivity to run tests, capture results, and then sync data with the back-end server as soon as connectivity improves, accelerating and streamlining medical diagnosis and helping to improve player safety.

Read the SyncThink case study here.

“EYE-SYNC collects a lot of data in a 60-second evaluation period, and we needed a NoSQL data platform able to sync all the data as soon as possible,” said Dan Beeler, CTO of SyncThink. “With Couchbase, customers can test multiple players simultaneously, quickly sync the data to get fast results, so they can determine whether a player needs medical attention or can safely stay in the game. Couchbase is a mature, mobile-ready platform that can provide the security we need for HIPAA compliance.”

EYE-SYNC has been utilized by early adopters including Dr. Lenore Herget of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Herget serves as the Rehabilitation Consultant to the MGH Sports Concussion Clinic and works with athletes who have sustained a sports concussion by evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes to assist in return to play.

“EYE-SYNC has changed the way I assess and manage my concussed patients,” said Dr. Herget. “It provides in-the-moment, objective measurement of the patient’s eye synchronization, a measure of brain function following concussion. This has been helpful, both from a diagnostic standpoint and from the perspective of directing rehab toward vestibular or cervical in the event eye tracking via EYE-SYNC is normal. Its offline capabilities make accessing previous scores simple and streamlines the process of communicating patient progress over time.”

University athletics programs are currently using EYE-SYNC to improve assessment and recovery for athletes after potential injury. Stanford University, University of Texas and Iowa State University are among those assisting player treatment with the solution, while universities like Indiana University use EYE-SYNC in a research capacity.

“SyncThink is transforming the healthcare industry by providing innovative solutions for assessing and treating patients in real time by bringing the care to them at the time of need versus having to seek care at a later date,” said Ravi Mayuram, Senior Vice President of Engineering and CTO of Couchbase. “Powered by the Couchbase Data Platform, SyncThink can treat patients anytime, anywhere by leveraging the mobile capabilities of the platform with its built-in offline and data transfer technologies that meet HIPAA security standards.”

SyncThink continues to expand its solution, developing new types of assessments and new use cases for EYE-SYNC. By selecting Couchbase and deploying it on the Microsoft Azure cloud, SyncThink has the agility and scalability to support a rapidly growing company.

SyncThink CTO Dan Beeler will be presenting at Couchbase Connect Silicon Valley on Thursday, October 26, in a session titled, “Mobile Brain Health with Couchbase.” The presentation will explore how SyncThink found a reliable database solution that could adapt to unpredictable environments while complying with HIPAA regulations.

About SyncThink

SyncThink develops revolutionary eye-tracking technology products, now in VR headsets, that give medical professionals objective metrics for visual attention. Based on 15 years of research and holding over 10 patents, SyncThink’s first product, EYE-SYNC, is a 60-second, objective sideline assessment that uses eye tracking to evaluate for ocular motor impairments and vestibular balance dysfunction – the two most common and serious components of concussion. FDA-cleared for detecting eye-tracking impairment, EYE-SYNC is used by leading university athletic departments and medical clinics, from Stanford University to Massachusetts General Hospital, EYE-SYNC is transforming concussion assessment, recovery, and monitoring. www.syncthink.com

London – 14^th September 2017 – Callsign Inc. today announced the successful integration of its Intelligence Driven Authentication™ (IDA) technology with Couchbase, creator of the world’s first Engagement Database. The integration helps to better protect privileged administrator access as part of Couchbase’s extensive range of security features.

Callsign, the leading digital authentication provider, has delivered its advanced authentication capabilities to the Couchbase platform, which is used by some of the world’s most innovative enterprises to build web, mobile, and IoT applications. The Couchbase Data Platform supports customer-facing applications and business critical data at scale and in real time, and the integration of Callsign’s IDA will help protect enterprises’ most critical assets.

Callsign’s unique Intelligence Driven Authentication solution instantly fuses and analyses hundreds of data points, providing businesses with a definitive way to pinpoint threats. This will play a crucial role in protecting against database hacks due to compromised administrator credentials.

Vas Ketavarapu, VP of Business Development at Callsign, said:
“Robust authentication that can respond to constantly changing threat environments is increasingly paramount across many industries. Our Intelligence Driven Authentication™ technology adds additional layers of security protection for access to the Couchbase Data Platform, helping to protect customers against database breaches that have unfortunately become far too common in recent times.”

Perry Krug, Principal Architect at Couchbase, said:
“Security is extremely important for all data applications, especially when processing large volumes of customer-centric data at high speed and when engaging directly with the end user, which the Couchbase Data Platform does. We take great pride in making secure deployment as easy as possible for our customers, with security controls across the entire stack, including physical protection of the network infrastructure to Couchbase Server and the deployed applications. To safeguard against malware and other attacks, we always have to be one step ahead of hackers, which is why we use best of breed solutions such as Callsign.”

About Callsign Inc.

Callsign’s unique Intelligence Driven Authentication™ (IDA) solution enables more informed and truly adaptive access control decisions, putting enterprises and their users back in control. This enables frictionless access for users, whilst reducing false rejection rates and increasing security as well as operational agility. Callsign serves Tier 1 banking clients, government bodies and enterprises throughout Europe and the US, their IDA technology puts enterprises and users back in complete control. For additional information please visit callsign.com

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—Oct. 4, 2017— Couchbase, Inc., creator of the world’s first engagement database, today announced its annual flagship user conference, Couchbase Connect Silicon Valley, taking place October 25 and 26, 2017, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. The two-day conference brings together biz tech leaders, database architects, developers, and others who are solving today’s digital innovation challenges through delivering responsive, intelligent, and immersive applications and experiences to customers.

“Connect Silicon Valley provides a unique opportunity for leaders in digital innovation and customer engagement to learn how to revolutionize their businesses and achieve competitive advantage through data,” said Matt Cain, CEO at Couchbase. “Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Couchbase customers across every sector who are continuously reinventing themselves in order to retain relevancy with their own customers.”

What:

Couchbase Connect is a regional user conference where Couchbase customers, partners, industry analysts, press and company executives share their insights on how enterprises are successfully tackling the challenges of digital transformation. Now in its sixth year, Connect Silicon Valley will feature 6 hands-on workshops, 5 role-based tracks and more than 40 technical and business sessions to showcase how organizations are transforming their industries with innovative approaches to the customer experience.

The Silicon Valley event will offer sessions and workshops focused on:

• Driving digital innovation across industries to create extraordinary customer experiences

• Building customer engagement through intelligent, personalized digital interactions

• Insights and technical tips from enterprise architects and developers

Who:

Keynote speakers and a sampling of presenters include:

• Matt Cain, President and Chief Executive Officer, Couchbase

• Peter Finter, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Couchbase

• Ravi Mayuram, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Couchbase

• Sheri Rhodes, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President of Engineering, Western Union

• Daniel Beeler, Chief Technology Officer, SyncThink

• Matthieu Brun-Bellut, Chief Information Officer, Coyote

For a full list of speakers please visit our web page here.

When:

• Workshops: Wednesday, October 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PT

• Conference: Thursday, October 26, from 7:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT

Where:
San Jose Convention Center
150 W San Carlos Street
San Jose, California, 95113

For more information about Couchbase Connect Silicon Valley, please visit our website.

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• For Sponsorship Opportunities  – partner@couchbase.com

Mountain View, Calif. — September 25, 2017 — Couchbase, creator of the world’s first engagement database, has been recognized in four categories as part of the second annual Datanami Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented during the Strata Data Conference.  The list of winners were revealed on the Datanami website, located at www.datanami.com. Couchbase was recognized with the following honors:

• Readers’ Choice: Best Big Data Product or Technology: Operational Platform (NoSQL)

• Readers’ Choice: Top Big Data Achievement: GE Predix’s implementation of Couchbase Mobile

• Readers’ Choice: Top 5 Vendors to Watch

• Readers’ Choice: Top 5 Open Source Projects to Watch

The Datanami Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards are determined through a nomination and voting process with input from the global Big Data community, as well as selections from the Datanami editors, to highlight key trends, shine a spotlight on technological breakthroughs, and capture a critical cross section of the state of the industry. These awards will be revealed each year to kick off the annual Strata Data Conference, which showcases data science, machine learning, and analytics for business and technical professionals.

“It’s an honor to be awarded four Datanami Readers’ Choice Awards,” said Peter Finter, CMO at Couchbase. “We truly appreciate this recognition and would like to extend our thanks to, the Datanami editorial team and our wonderful community of customers, partners and developers, the unsung revolutionaries who are driving true digital innovation with the Couchbase Data Platform.”

“Datanami is the premiere news portal covering Big Data and advanced-scale analytics, and its readers are at the forefront of the global data science community. By taking part in our annual Readers’ Choice program, our readership has the privilege of honoring the top organizations making strides in Big Data today,” said Tom Tabor, CEO of Tabor Communications, publisher of Datanami.  “The Datanami Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards voice not only our support, but also the appreciation from the community at large, and we couldn’t be more proud to celebrate these organizations and their accomplishments. Our congratulations go out to all the winners.”

More information on these awards can be found at the Datanami website (www.datanami.com) or on Twitter through the following hashtag: #DatanamiAwards.

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Datanami is one of the premier online portals covering big data, produced by Tabor Communications, Inc. (TCI) a leading international media, advertising and communications company dedicated to covering advance computing technologies for science, research and business. Datanami is a premier online portal covering big data. It is produced by Tabor Communications, Inc. Receive a complimentary subscription to the weekly Datanami e-newsletter by visiting datanami.com/subscribe. View daily news at www.datanami.com.

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PARIS — 18 September, 2017–  Couchbase, Inc., creator of the world’s first engagement database, today announced that its European annual user conference, Couchbase Connect, is taking place on September 26th at the Microsoft Technology Centre in Paris. The conference brings together C-level executives, architects, developers, and others who are leading today’s digital transformation revolution in web, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

“At Couchbase Connect Europe, we’re bringing together some of the biggest names in retail, transport, travel and finance,” said Rowan Scranage, VP EMEA at Couchbase. “Attendees will learn about the latest technologies that underpin their firm’s digital transformation strategies, alongside insights on how their enterprises can achieve competitive advantages via massive improvements in customer engagement.”

Now in its sixth year, Couchbase Connect has grown from one event in the Silicon Valley to three events in 2017, including New York, Silicon Valley and Paris.

The Paris event will bring together hundreds of attendees and offer sessions and workshops focused on:

• Driving digital innovation to create extraordinary customer experiences

• Advanced functionality to simplify and accelerate digital experience applications

• The latest solutions for mission-critical web, mobile, and IoT applications

• Insights and technical tips from enterprise architects & developers

• The latest in cloud and container developments

Keynote speakers and session presenters include:

• Matt Cain, President and Chief Executive Officer, Couchbase

• Roberto Schmidt, Enterprise Content Management Expert, Generali

• Aaron Benton, Senior Applications Architect, Market America/Shop.com

• Juan Manuel Ventura, Head of Architectures and Technologies, Spindox

• Matthieu Brun-Bellut, Group CIO, Coyote Systems

• Jerome Guillement, Head of Mobility Business Solutions, Louis Vuitton

• Phillipe Poirier, Head of Architecture, La Banque Postale

• Abbas Ahmed, Principal Database Engineer, Rentalcars

• Vincent Bersin, NoSQL R&D, Amadeus

• Mritunjay Singh, Lead Consultant, BT

• Dave Starling, CTO, Seenit

• Krishnan Venkatasubramanian, Head of IT Architecture, SKY TV

When: Tuesday, September 26, from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where: Microsoft Technology Centre, 41 Quai du President Roosevelt, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France

For more information, registration details and the live stream, please visit us at: https://connect.couchbase.com/eu/europe.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — August 9, 2017— Couchbase today announced it was named to the Constellation ShortList™ for Hybrid- and Cloud-Friendly NoSQL Stores in Q3 2017. To remain competitive in the continually evolving business environment, organizations must implement technologies that not only complement existing strategies but also support radical transformation of business models. The technology vendors included on the Constellation ShortList provide the key functionality required by enterprises to pursue digital transformation initiatives.

Couchbase is the leading NoSQL database technology in the cloud for businesses focused on creating exceptional customer experiences. Companies born in the cloud or looking to improve their strategy for cloud-based data management deploy Couchbase for its unique data model flexibility, elastic scalability, high performance and 24×365 availability, which are all key requirements for building and deploying modern web, mobile, and IoT applications. With its cloud-native platform, Couchbase can be deployed using any private, public, hybrid, or multicloud strategy. Customers can also leverage the pre-defined Couchbase deployment modules available in Google, AWS, and Microsoft cloud marketplaces.

“As businesses continue to adopt a cloud-first strategy to create and deliver innovation faster and adapt to the constant change in business requirements, they are looking at cloud-native data technologies like Couchbase to meet their needs,” said Ravi Mayuram, Senior Vice President of Engineering and CTO. “We are thrilled to be included on the Constellation ShortList for Hybrid- and Cloud-Friendly NoSQL Stores, and we look forward to continuing to support our customers’ cloud requirements.”

“The right timing, teams and technology are the three Ts for crafting digital business models to achieve digital transformation success,” said R “Ray” Wang, chairman and founder at Constellation Research. “Each Constellation ShortList, researched and curated by our analysts, guides early adopters in identifying the right technologies to build successful and competitive programs.”

Constellation advises leaders and teams on leveraging disruptive technologies to achieve business model transformation. Products and services named to the Constellation ShortList meet the threshold criteria for this category as determined by Constellation Research through client inquiries, partner conversations, customer references, vendor selection projects, market share and internal research.  The Constellation ShortList is frequently updated as market conditions change.

Disclaimer

Constellation Research does not endorse any solution or service named in its research.

About Constellation Research

Constellation Research is an award-winning, Silicon Valley-based strategic advisory and futurist research firm. Constellation’s analysts serve as innovation advisors for leaders and Global 2000 organizations navigating the challenges of business-model disruption and transformation. Unlike legacy analyst firms, Constellation works closely with solution providers, partners, and its Constellation Executive Network of innovative buy-side leaders, C-suite executives and board of directors to lead the way in disrupting technology and research coverage areas. The goal – deliver to clients what they need to achieve valuable business results.

For more information about Constellation Research, visit www.ConstellationR.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 26, 2017 – Despite spending millions of dollars on digital transformation in the past year, enterprises still feel they are at significant risk of being left behind by their industries, research from Couchbase shows. In the survey of 450 heads of digital transformation for enterprises across the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany, 80 percent are at risk of being left behind by digital transformation while 54 percent believe organizations that don’t keep up with digital transformation will go out of business or be absorbed by a competitor within four years. And IT leaders are also at risk, with 73 percent believing they could be fired as the result of a poorly implemented or failing digital project.

Other findings include:

• 89 percent of enterprises say their industry is either being disrupted by digital technology, or such disruption is only a matter of time, even after spending an average of $5.7 million on digital transformation in the past year

• Respondents overwhelmingly agree on the ultimate goal of digital transformation – 95 percent say that it should be giving customers and end-users a truly unique experience

• While 80 percent of IT leaders are under pressure to be constantly improving their organization’s customer experience through digital innovation, 90 percent of digital projects fail to meet expectations and only deliver incremental improvements

• Databases are currently a clear handicap to this improvement – 84 percent have had digital projects cancelled, delayed, or reduced in scope because of the limitations of their legacy database

“Our study puts a spotlight on the harsh reality that despite allocating millions of dollars towards digital transformation projects, most companies are only seeing marginal returns and realizing this trajectory won’t enable them to compete effectively in the future,” said Matt Cain, CEO of Couchbase. “With 87 percent of IT leaders concerned that their revenue will drop if they don’t significantly improve their customers’ experiences, it’s critical that they focus on projects designed to increase customer engagement. Key to succeeding here is selecting the right underlying database technology that can leverage dynamic data to its full potential across any platform and deliver the personal, highly responsive experiences that customers are demanding today.”

Factors Affecting Digital Transformation

Ninety percent of IT leaders said their plans to use data for new digital services were limited by factors such as the complexity of using multiple technologies or a lack of resources, as well as reliance on legacy database technology.

Survey respondents identified specific issues with legacy databases that could lead to digital projects underperforming:

• 86 percent cited a lack of agility when developing new applications

• 61 percent were unable to scale applications to suit demand

• Enterprises have to wait an average of 28 hours before their databases could take advantage of data, which makes real-time data use an unattainable goal

• Only 19 percent believe their current database would be up to the task of supporting modern technology such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and Internet of Things

“Historically, some enterprises haven’t done well at using data to improve customer experience, which is why digitally native companies have made some giant inroads in traditionally brick & mortar businesses,” said John A. De Goes, CTO of SlamData Inc. “If all enterprises want to thrive, they need the confidence, ability, and technology to reinvigorate the customer experience. They need a revolution in the way they use data, to transform the customer experience and provide a data-driven way of truly engaging with end-users.”

Enter the Engagement Database

Legacy databases cannot keep pace with customers’ increasing demand for real-time services and content, and the growth of technology such as virtual and augmented reality or the Internet of Things. The Engagement Database, part of the open source Couchbase Data Platform, is a new category of database that enables enterprises to continually create and reinvent the customer experience. Unlike traditional databases, the Engagement Database taps into dynamic data to liberate its full potential at a time when the strategic use of data to create exceptional customer experiences has become a key competitive differentiator for businesses. For more information, visit the executive summary and view the infographic.

About the Study

Couchbase commissioned an online survey from Vanson Bourne, an independent market research organization, of 450 heads of digital transformation, including CIOs, CTOs, and Chief Digital Officers, in organizations with 1,000 employees or more in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany. The study was conducted in May and June 2017.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — June 20, 2017 — Couchbase, creator of the world’s first Engagement Database, today announced the further strengthening of its executive bench with the appointments of three strategic new hires. Denis Maynard joins as Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Scott Anderson as Senior Vice President of Product Management and Business Operations, and Matt McDonough as Vice President of Business Development.

“Creating a world-class executive team made up of smart, driven, and passionate leaders with the deep management experience and operational expertise required to best serve our customers and accelerate our company’s growth trajectory is a top priority,” said Matt Cain, CEO of Couchbase. “Denis, Scott, and Matt bring proven track records of success and cultural alignment to the company, and together with the existing leadership team, they will play key roles in taking Couchbase to the next level. I’m thrilled to welcome them to the team at this pivotal time when we are accelerating our momentum as companies are rapidly adopting the Couchbase data platform to power exceptional customer experiences and transform their businesses.”

Denis Maynard brings more than 25 years of experience in sales, operations, and marketing to Couchbase to drive overall go-to-market optimization efforts, including customer acquisition, strategic account development, geographic expansion, and customer success.  Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Illumio, and previously led sales and field operations at Ruckus Wireless, Harmonic, Omneon, QLogic, as well as held several leadership roles at Cisco.

Scott Anderson has more than 20 years of experience in finance, operations, product management, and general management. At Couchbase, his responsibilities include product and solution strategy, commercialization strategy, and developer advocacy. Before joining Couchbase, Anderson spent 15 years at Veritas and Symantec, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of a $1.5 billion business unit.  

Matt McDonough brings more than 10 years of experience in business development, strategy, product management, and marketing to Couchbase, where he is responsible for Couchbase’s worldwide partner strategy and execution across technology partners, solution partners, systems integrators, cloud service providers, and channel partners. Before Couchbase, he held leadership roles at Dell/EMC and Symantec.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—June 1, 2017– Couchbase, creator of the world’s first Engagement Database, today announced that Greg Henry, Chief Financial Officer at Couchbase, will present at the 2017 Stifel Technology, Internet & Media Conference at the Fairmont San Francisco on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 10:20 a.m. PT/1:20 p.m. ET.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—May 31, 2017- Couchbase, creator of the world’s first Engagement Database, today announced strong business momentum following its East Coast user conference, Couchbase Connect New York.  The event saw more than 400 customers, partners, and developers converge to share ideas on the steep challenges and tremendous opportunities companies experience along their digital transformation journeys.

As growing enterprise demand for highly agile, scalable database technology to create amazing customer experiences continues, Couchbase has accelerated its market position, driven more than 50 percent year-over-year revenue growth, grown its customer base with the addition of various marquee brands, expanded its executive bench, introduced exciting new products to market, earned respected industry recognition, and expanded its annual user conference from one event in the Silicon Valley to three events around the world. Couchbase business highlights include:

Customer Momentum

• Added new customers around the world that are driving superior customer experiences within key vertical markets, including Auchan, Carrefour, Inditex, LinkedIn, Mio Global, and UPS.
• Expanded relationships with existing customers including Amadeus, Best Buy Canada, Comcast, eBay, MLB Advanced Media, Sizmek Israel, StubHub, and Viber.
• Hosted three major user conferences where attendees heard presentations from customers including Amadeus, Comcast, Equifax, GE, LinkedIn, Marriott, Staples, United Airlines and Verizon.

Customer Milestones –Couchbase currently:

• Enables fast, responsive experiences for 3 of the top 3 credit reporting companies
• Powers engaging customer experiences for travel and hospitality, including the top 3 global distribution systems and 3 of the top 10 international airlines
• Delivers mission-critical content seamlessly for 6 of the top 10 broadcast TV companies
• Enables 6 of the top 10 U.S. eCommerce companies to create extraordinary shopping experiences

Industry Recognition–Couchbase was named:

• Document Store Leader by Forrester Research Inc.
• Big Data NoSQL Leader by Forrester Research Inc.
• Strong Performer in In-Memory Database Platforms by Forrester Research Inc.
• Winner of TechTarget’s 2017 Modern Mobility Innovation Award for its role in providing offline synchronization capabilities to GE’s Predix Platform.
• One of CRN’s 35 Coolest Data Management And Integration Vendors
• No. 17 on Forbes’ list of Best Big Data Companies to Work For

Leadership, Company Growth and Momentum

• Announced key executive hires, including Matt Cain, CEO; Greg Henry, CFO; and Peter Finter, CMO.
• Secured a $30 million round of funding led by Sorenson Capital with participation from Accel Partners, Adams Street Partners, Ignition Partners, Mayfield Fund, North Bridge Venture Partners and West Summit.
• Celebrated record training enrollment with a 600 percent increase over trainings in 2015.

Technology Innovation

• Introduced product innovations to provide easier global application deployments, advanced security capabilities and greater development flexibility, including addition of major capabilities like full-text search, in-memory databases and indexing via multiple releases of Couchbase Server and Couchbase Mobile, and the recently-announced Couchbase Server 5.0 beta and Couchbase Mobile 2.0 preview.
• Also released Couchbase Kafka Connector 3.0, Couchbase Spark Connector 2.0., support for Docker Containers, and several cloud integration capabilities.

“While it’s gratifying to reflect on our strong performance over six consecutive quarters, we are even more excited by the opportunities that are before us as we accelerate growth through the remainder of 2017,” said Matt Cain, CEO of Couchbase. “Hearing our customers share their successes in transforming their customer experience–as we heard last week during Couchbase Connect New York– clearly demonstrates our increasing relevance and market momentum. ”

Resources

Missed Couchbase Connect New York? View the on-demand replay here.

NEW YORK – Couchbase Connect 2017,  May 23, 2017 – Couchbase, Inc. today unveiled the industry’s first Engagement Database, a new category of database that  enables enterprises to continually create and reinvent the customer experience. Unlike traditional databases, the Engagement Database taps into dynamic data, at any scale and across any channel or device, to liberate data’s full potential at a time when the strategic use of data to create exceptional customer experiences has become a key competitive differentiator for businesses.

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An Engagement Database is built to address the rapidly changing expectations of the consumer around customer experience – experiences in which they 1) interact with brands via an array of channels and platforms, and 2) expect to be consistently brilliant. When experiences are responsive, personalized and available, successful interactions lead to transactions. With customer experience expected to overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by 2020¹, a database engineered to power customer engagement couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Winning the customer experience race isn’t simply about managing the ever-increasing complexity businesses deal with, but about being able to turn constant change into a competitive edge,” said Ravi Mayuram, SVP of products and engineering at Couchbase.  “But until now, databases haven’t been optimized for change at such dynamic intensity and scale, which leaves organizations using a variety of different databases for specific applications, resulting in slow, complicated customer experiences. We developed the Engagement Database to hurdle those shortcomings and help companies win and nurture customer relationships. You will compete for customers, and so you need to build your customer experience on the right database foundation. It’s that simple.”

Latest Couchbase releases packed with innovations

Behind the Engagement Database are major enhancements to the Couchbase Data Platform, including new releases of Couchbase Server 5.0 beta and a preview of Couchbase Mobile 2.0. Built on the most powerful NoSQL technology, the Couchbase Data Platform was designed to liberate the full potential of dynamic data, at any scale, across any channel or device.

The new Couchbase releases give developers greater agility, improved query performance, and simplified cluster management, all of which enable enterprises to build amazing customer engagement applications. A major highlight of latest innovations is the fully-integrated, full text-search capability–not just for server deployments in the cloud, but also for mobile devices on the edge. 

Key enhancements to Couchbase Server 5.0 Beta include:

• Richer customer experiences with built-in full text search with independent scaling all in the same Couchbase cluster  
• More responsive applications and efficient data management, with in-memory data sets (no disk needed) including support for query, indexing and high availability replication for in-memory data.
• Simpler application development that leverages enhanced N1QL query monitoring and debugging, and technology leading adaptive indexing, and built-in multi data center programmability.  
• Enhanced security options, including fine-grained role based access control (RBAC) support for users and applications.
• More available applications, from fast node failover in seconds and automatic index replication.
• Strong ecosystem improvements for ETL, and for public and hybrid cloud solutions

Key enhancements for Couchbase Mobile  2.0 Preview include:

• Richer customer experiences by providing built-in full text search for mobile applications.
• Simplified application development with support for N1QL-like API, as well as a new API that provides built-in domain data modeling support
• Agile development of collaborative, multi-user apps with automatic conflict management on the edge.
• Faster apps with delta synchronization for more efficient data management from the edge to the cloud

Quotes

Carl Olofson, Research Vice President at IDC
“As more and more enterprises find customer experience technology as a key way to grow share in the market, we believe 3rd platform technologies and services will help them achieve these goals. IDC has predicted that by 2019, 3rd platform technologies and services will drive nearly 75 percent of IT spending – growing at twice the rate of the total IT market. A document DBMS such as Couchbase is an example of the kind of 3rd platform technology that will drive the type of customer experience companies today need to be competitive.”

Dietmar Fauser, Vice President, Architecture, Quality & Governance, Amadeus
“As longtime users, we’re excited to dive into the latest Couchbase release. The increased availability, improved security, and performance enhancements will all help us continue to deliver the best experience possible for our customers.”

Gary O’Connor, CTO, Doddle
“Mobile support is a critical part of our business strategy. We’re eager to explore the major enhancements coming in the latest Couchbase Mobile release, especially N1QL and Full Text Search for mobile apps. By offering more capability on the devices, we can better engage with our customers as they use our services.”

Dave Starling, CTO, Seenit
“Our business depends on the ability to collect, sort, and use video data as fast as possible. As we’ve continued to explore the new Couchbase 5.0 release, we’ve been impressed by the evolving full-text search and N1QL functionality – it’s already helping us transform how we evaluate, store, and search video intelligence data.” 

Resources:

• Blog: Engaging for growth: Introducing the industry’s first Engagement Database
• What’s New page 
• Couchbase Server 5.0 datasheet 
• Couchbase Server 5.0 whitepaper
• Engagement DB whitepaper

¹ Walker Information Inc., “Customers 2020: The Future of B2B Customer Experience, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. —May 9, 2017—Couchbase, Inc., the NoSQL leader, today announced the East Coast segment of its annual user conference, Couchbase Connect, taking place May 22 and 23, 2017 at the Sheraton New York in Times Square. The two-day conference brings together C-level executives, architects, developers, and others who are leading today’s digital transformation by creating and building web, mobile and IoT applications.

“This event is a true ‘meeting of the minds’ of some of the biggest names in healthcare, retail, hospitality, ad tech, travel and other industries,” said Matt Cain, CEO at Couchbase. “Attendees will not only be able to learn about the latest strategies and technologies being used to transform their businesses, but will also see exactly how their enterprises can achieve competitive advantages by delivering dramatic improvements in customer engagement.” 

What:     

Couchbase Connect is a regional user conference where Couchbase customers, partners, industry analysts, press and company executives share their insights on how enterprises are successfully tackling the challenges of digital transformation. Now in its sixth year, Couchbase Connect has grown from one event in the Silicon Valley to three events in 2017: the upcoming Couchbase Connect New York event, as well as Connect Silicon Valley and Connect Europe in Paris, France, both taking place in the Fall.   

The conference’s upcoming New York stop will bring together 400+ attendees and offer sessions and workshops focused on:

• Driving digital innovation to create extraordinary customer experiences
• Advanced functionality to simplify and accelerate digital experience applications
• The latest solutions for mission-critical web, mobile, and IoT applications
• Insights and technical tips from enterprise architects & developers
• The latest in cloud and container developments

Who:    

Featured speakers consist of Couchbase executives, eight Couchbase customers from various industries, and four partners.

Keynote speakers and a sampling of session presenters include:

• Matt Cain, Chief Executive Officer, Couchbase
• Ravi Mayuram, SVP Products & Engineering, Couchbase
• Peter Finter, Chief Marketing Officer, Couchbase
• Scott Carney, Director of Software Development, Comcast
• Christopher Chatterton, SVP, Global Technical Operations, [m]PLATFORM

Partner Session Presenters:

• Gil Isaacs, Microsoft Certified Professional/Specialist, Microsoft
• Ravi Yadav, Technology Partnerships Lead, Ecosystem Development, Mesosphere, Inc.
• David Tucker, Director, Partner Engineering and Alliances, Confluent

Customer Session Presenters:

• Digital Health: Dylan Wilson, Manager, Digital Health, BD 
• Digital Media: Dave Starling, CTO, Seenit 
• E-commerce: Jason Williams, Enterprise Data Architect, Cars.com
• Care Services: Manish Sinha, Vice President of Engineering, Care.com 
• Communications: Kousalya Alapati, Manager of Software Development; Edward Dolphin, Software Development Engineer; and Scott Carney, Director of Software Development, Comcast

For a full list of speakers please visit: https://connect.couchbase.com/us/new-york#speakers-link

When: 

JSON Query Language (N1QL) Workshop: Monday, May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Conference: Tuesday, May 23, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Where:

New York City – Sheraton New York at Times Square – 811 7th Avenue 53rd Street

For more information and registration for Couchbase Connect, please visit us at: https://connect.couchbase.com/us/new-york