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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 6, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced the keynote speakers, customer sessions and sponsors for ConnectONLINE, taking place virtually from October 20-21, 2021. More than 80 sessions targeted at developers, architects, business users and community members, including over a dozen customer sessions, will be part of the free two-day event.

This year’s event, themed “Modernize Now,” will focus on the importance of the modern database and the need for organizations to become more flexible and increase developer agility to expedite modern application initiatives. Sessions will explore topics on modern data, NoSQL and the cloud, and give attendees the opportunity to learn from industry experts through real-world use cases, data trends and best practices.

“Legacy database technology has reached its limits, and the need for modern databases that can modernize business-critical applications grows more pressing by the day,” said John Kreisa, CMO, Couchbase. “At this year’s ConnectONLINE conference, attendees will get the opportunity to learn directly from our customers about their modernization journeys and the critical role that a next-gen database plays. We look forward to hosting members of the Couchbase community from around the world across every industry at the event, and are excited to showcase Couchbase’s latest cloud and mobile innovations.”

Notable keynote speakers include:

• Couchbase CEO Matt Cain, SVP of Product Scott Anderson and CTO Ravi Mayuram will discuss the enterprise journey to modernization, the future of DBaaS and paint a picture of what a modernized world will look like
• PepsiCo Principal Architect Madhav Mekala will present how Pepsi partnered with Couchbase to architect an offline-available solution for enabling field sales reps at the edge in their stores
• IDC Research VP Dave McCarthy will cover why applications that rely solely on the cloud for data storage and processing are showing signs of strain, as well as review his latest research on the emerging edge services landscape

Attendees will also hear from other end users who are on modernization journeys. Key breakout sessions include:

• Amadeus will talk about its experience designing a cloud-native modular platform aimed at speeding time to market and data exchange to better serve customers and partners
• American Greetings will present how it successfully modernized its databases and automation with Kubernetes, saving the organization time and money
• Citigroup will share how it architected a Market Data System (Scala, Java, TypeScript) that stores billions of data points within Couchbase, while scaling up to over a thousand concurrent connections within an Agile DevOps environment
• Mavenir will present how it redesigned its architecture for optimal performance, and developed a custom monitoring package for failover, recovery and rebalancing with Couchbase Cluster
• Trendyol will discuss how it implemented Couchbase to solve its e-commerce scalability challenges, and how the company migrated from relational databases to Couchbase to improve performance, flexibility and scale

Register for free for Couchbase ConnectONLINE here. Attendees and interested parties can follow along on social media using the hashtag #CBConnect.

This year Couchbase will be hosting its very first Hackathon at ConnectONLINE. Developers can show off their development skills by building any full app, API or tool using Couchbase and its SDKs. Cash prizes will be awarded for “Best Overall,” “Best Use of Couchbase” and “Most Popular.” ConnectONLINE attendees can vote for the “Most Popular” submission in the event Attendee Hub. The Hackathon winners will be announced in a live session on October 21, 2021.

Couchbase would like to thank its gold level sponsors RedHat, Infosys, Quest and CData for their support at ConnectONLINE 2021.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 30, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Greg Henry will present at the Annual Morgan Stanley Spark Conference in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 8:45am PT / 11:45am ET.

A live webcast and replay will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.couchbase.com.

Santa Clara, Calif., – September 8, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended July 31, 2021.

“We delivered strong performance and continued to gain momentum in our second quarter,” said Matt Cain, president and CEO of Couchbase. “With the introduction of our latest innovation in Couchbase Server 7, we have fused the strengths of relational with the flexibility of a modern database allowing customers to re-platform and modernize applications from legacy solutions while building new ones. Enterprises are increasingly relying on Couchbase to power their most mission critical applications, and we are driving a new paradigm in the database market.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights:

• Revenue: Total revenue for the quarter was $29.7 million, an increase of 18% year-over-year. Subscription revenue was $28.0 million, an increase of 19% year-over-year.
• Annual recurring revenue (ARR): Total ARR for the quarter was $115.2 million, an increase of 20% year-over-year. See the section titled “Key Business Metrics” below for details.
• Gross margin: Gross margin for the quarter was 88.1%, compared to 89.3% for the second quarter of fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 88.3%, compared to 89.5% for the second quarter of fiscal 2021. See the section titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables entitled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results” below for details.
• Loss from operations: Loss from operations for the quarter was $14.0 million, compared to $6.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP operating loss for the quarter was $12.0 million, compared to $5.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Cash flow: Cash flows used in operating activities for the quarter were $16.0 million, compared to $13.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. Capital expenditures were less than $0.1 million during the quarter, leading to negative free cash flow of $16.0 million, compared to negative free cash flow of $14.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.
• Remaining performance obligations (RPO): RPO as of July 31, 2021 was $118.9 million, up 47% year-over-year.

Second Quarter of Fiscal 2022 Business Highlights:

• Completed initial public offering of 9,589,999 shares at $24 per share, for total net proceeds of $214.9 million.
• Released Couchbase Server 7, which bridges the best aspects of relational databases like ACID transactions with the flexibility of a modern database, allowing enterprises to confidently accelerate strategic initiatives such as more quickly moving business-critical applications into the cloud, improving application flexibility and increasing developer agility.
• Appointed Carol Carpenter, Chief Marketing Officer at VMware, and Lynn Christensen, former Senior Vice President at Workday, to the board of directors.

Financial Outlook:

For the third quarter of fiscal 2022, Couchbase expects:

• Total revenue between $29.3 million and $29.5 million
• Total ARR between $117.9 million and $118.1 million
• Non-GAAP operating loss between $14.3 million and $14.1 million

For the full fiscal year 2022, Couchbase expects:

• Total revenue between $120.8 million and $121.2 million
• Total ARR between $127.4 million and $127.6 million
• Non-GAAP operating loss between $48.2 million and $47.8 million

The guidance provided above is based on several assumptions that are subject to change and many of which are outside our control. If actual results vary from these assumptions, our expectations may change. There can be no assurance that we will achieve these results.

Couchbase is not able, at this time, to provide GAAP targets for operating income for the third quarter or full year of fiscal 2022 because of the difficulty of estimating certain items excluded from non-GAAP operating loss that cannot be reasonably predicted, such as charges related to stock-based compensation expense. The effect of these excluded items may be significant.

Conference Call Information

Couchbase will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 to discuss its financial results and business highlights. To access this conference call, dial (888) 660-1027 from the United States and Canada or (409) 231-2719 internationally with conference ID 3360419. The live webcast and a webcast replay of the conference call can be accessed from the investor relations page of Couchbase’s website at investors.couchbase.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, we believe certain non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, collectively, to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance and meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our business, results of operations or outlook. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures (provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release), and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding expenses related to stock-based compensation expense and litigation-related expenses. We use these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP measures to assess our performance, including in the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance.

Free cash flows: We define free cash flow as cash used in operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, which includes capitalized internal-use software costs. We believe free cash flow is a useful indicator of liquidity that provides our management, board of directors and investors with information about our future ability to generate or use cash to enhance the strength of our balance sheet and further invest in our business and pursue potential strategic initiatives.

Please see the reconciliation tables at the end of this release for the reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results.

Key Business Metrics

We review a number of operating and financial metrics, including Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions.

We define ARR as of a given date as the annualized recurring revenue that we would contractually receive from our customers in the month ending 12 months following such date. Based on historical experience with customers, we assume all contracts will be automatically renewed at the same levels unless we receive notification of non-renewal and are no longer in negotiations prior to the measurement date. ARR excludes revenue from on-demand arrangements. Although we seek to increase ARR as part of our strategy of targeting large enterprise customers, this metric may fluctuate from period to period based on our ability to acquire new customers and expand within our existing customers. We believe that our ARR is an important indicator of the growth and performance of our business.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, quotations of management, the “Financial Outlook” section, and statements about Couchbase’s market position, strategies, and potential market opportunities, including its positioning in the market. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and, in some cases, can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “potential,” “remain,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including factors beyond our control, which may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: our history of net losses and ability to achieve or maintain profitability in the future; our ability to continue to grow on pace with historical rates; our ability to manage our growth effectively; intense competition and our ability to compete effectively; cost-effectively acquiring new customers or obtaining renewals, upgrades or expansions from our existing customers; the market for our products and services being relatively new and evolving, and our future success depending on the growth and expansion of this market; our ability to innovate in response to changing customer needs, new technologies or other market requirements; our limited operating history, which makes it difficult to predict our future results of operations; the significant fluctuation of our future results of operations and ability to meet the expectations of analysts or investors; our significant reliance on revenue from subscriptions, which may decline and, the recognition of a significant portion of revenue from subscriptions over the term of the relevant subscription period, which means downturns or upturns in sales are not immediately reflected in full in our results of operations; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information on risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasted results are included in our filings with the SEC that we may file from time to time, including our final prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) on July 22, 2021. Additional information will be made available in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2021 that will be filed with the SEC, which should be read in conjunction with this press release and the financial results included herein. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

Investor Contact:
Edward Parker
ICR for Couchbase
IR@couchbase.com

 

Couchbase, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Revenue:
License	$4,416	$3,010	$8,694	$5,540
Support and other	23,613	20,627	45,800	39,269
Total subscription revenue	28,029	23,637	54,494	44,809
Services	1,670	1,523	3,160	3,396
Total revenue	29,699	25,160	57,654	48,205
Cost of revenue:
Subscription (1)	2,072	1,276	4,124	2,273
Services (1)	1,453	1,407	2,793	3,087
Total cost of revenue	3,525	2,683	6,917	5,360
Gross profit	26,174	22,477	50,737	42,845
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)	12,623	9,237	25,164	18,279
Sales and marketing (1)	22,263	16,475	42,897	33,702
General and administrative (1)	5,278	3,468	10,775	6,861
Total operating expenses	40,164	29,180	78,836	58,842
Loss from operations	(13,990)	(6,703)	(28,099)	(15,997)
Interest expense	(252)	(2,495)	(497)	(4,016)
Other income (expense), net	(77)	614	7	307
Loss before income taxes	(14,319)	(8,584)	(28,589)	(19,706)
Provision for income taxes	151	254	480	482
Net loss	$(14,470)	$(8,838)	$(29,069)	$(20,188)
Cumulative dividends on Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock	(1,438)	(1,150)	(2,917)	(1,150)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$(15,908)	$(9,988)	$(31,986)	$(21,338)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$(1.76)	$(1.76)	$(4.16)	$(3.77)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted	9,045	5,662	7,696	5,660

 

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Cost of revenue—subscription	$30	$19	$57	$34
Cost of revenue—services	24	17	46	27
Research and development	569	394	1,139	640
Sales and marketing	688	412	1,229	676
General and administrative	670	524	1,339	830
Total stock-based compensation expense	$1,981	$1,366	$3,810	$2,207

 

Couchbase, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	As of July 31,	As of January 31,
	2021	2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$239,246	$37,297
Short-term investments	14,321	19,546
Accounts receivable, net	20,183	35,897
Deferred commissions	8,645	8,353
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,099	2,449
Total current assets	290,494	103,542
Property and equipment, net	5,578	6,506
Deferred commissions, noncurrent	5,394	4,941
Other assets	1,316	2,199
Total assets	$302,782	$117,188
Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$7,153	$2,428
Accrued compensation and benefits	9,020	9,110
Other accrued liabilities	3,575	4,154
Deferred revenue	48,980	57,168
Total current liabilities	68,728	72,860
Long-term debt	24,963	24,948
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	5,356	4,542
Other liabilities	1,312	1,358
Total liabilities	100,359	103,708
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	—	259,822
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Preferred stock	—	—
Common stock	—	—
Additional paid-in capital	515,245	37,410
Accumulated other comprehensive income	—	1
Accumulated deficit	(312,822)	(283,753)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	202,423	(246,342)
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$302,782	$117,188

 

Couchbase, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$(14,470)	$(8,838)	$(29,069)	$(20,188)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	698	383	1,406	607
Amortization of debt issuance costs	15	405	15	460
Debt prepayment costs	—	375	—	375
Stock-based compensation	1,981	1,366	3,810	2,207
Amortization of deferred commissions	3,368	2,438	6,326	4,505
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses	80	(605)	5	(279)
Other	34	13	68	45
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(2,712)	(4,027)	15,845	13,014
Deferred commissions	(4,353)	(3,256)	(7,071)	(4,758)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(3,950)	(5)	(5,848)	(364)
Accounts payable	3,532	(490)	4,553	462
Accrued compensation and benefits	3,183	2,660	(91)	(1,244)
Other accrued liabilities	(1,081)	(865)	(1,749)	(794)
Deferred revenue	(2,311)	(2,872)	(7,375)	(13,514)
Net cash used in operating activities	(15,986)	(13,318)	(19,175)	(19,466)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of short-term investments	(5,407)	—	(7,133)	—
Maturities of short-term investments	7,095	—	12,285	—
Purchases of property and equipment	(20)	(785)	(250)	(2,626)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,668	(785)	4,902	(2,626)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments of debt	—	(31,777)	—	(31,777)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	—	—	—	6,402
Proceeds from issuance of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs	—	104,316	—	104,316
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,841	58	4,288	144
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions	214,854	—	214,854	—
Payments of deferred offering costs	(1,356)	—	(2,795)	—
Net cash provided by financing activities	216,339	72,597	216,347	79,085
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(119)	300	(125)	24
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	201,902	58,794	201,949	57,017
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	37,887	16,990	37,840	18,767
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$239,789	$75,784	$239,789	$75,784
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash within the consolidated balance sheets to the amounts shown above:
Cash and cash equivalents	$239,246	$75,241	$239,246	$75,241
Restricted cash included in other assets	543	543	543	543
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$239,789	$75,784	$239,789	$75,784

 

Couchbase, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Reconciliation of GAAP total gross profit to non-GAAP total gross profit:
Total revenue	$29,699	$25,160	$57,654	$48,205
Gross profit	$26,174	$22,477	$50,737	$42,845
Add: Stock-based compensation expense	54	36	103	61
Non-GAAP gross profit	$26,228	$22,513	$50,840	$42,906
Gross margin	88.1%	89.3%	88.0%	88.9%
Non-GAAP gross margin	88.3%	89.5%	88.2%	89.0%

 

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to non-GAAP operating expenses:
GAAP research and development	$12,623	$9,237	$25,164	$18,279
Less: Stock-based compensation expense	(569)	(394)	(1,139)	(640)
Non-GAAP research and development	$12,054	$8,843	$24,025	$17,639
GAAP sales and marketing	$22,263	$16,475	$42,897	$33,702
Less: Stock-based compensation expense	(688)	(412)	(1,229)	(676)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing	$21,575	$16,063	$41,668	$33,026
GAAP general and administrative	$5,278	$3,468	$10,775	$6,861
Less: Stock-based compensation expense	(670)	(524)	(1,339)	(830)
Less: Litigation-related expenses	—	(138)	—	(213)
Non-GAAP general and administrative	$4,608	$2,806	$9,436	$5,818

 

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Reconciliation of GAAP operating loss to non-GAAP operating loss:
Total revenue	$29,699	$25,160	$57,654	$48,205
Loss from operations	$(13,990)	$(6,703)	$(28,099)	$(15,997)
Add: Stock-based compensation expense	1,981	1,366	3,810	2,207
Add: Litigation-related expenses	—	138	—	213
Non-GAAP operating loss	$(12,009)	$(5,199)	$(24,289)	$(13,577)
Operating margin	(47)%	(27)%	(49)%	(33)%
Non-GAAP operating margin	(40)%	(21)%	(42)%	(28)%

 

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Reconciliation of GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders to non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$(15,908)	$(9,988)	$(31,986)	$(21,338)
Add: Stock-based compensation expense	1,981	1,366	3,810	2,207
Add: Litigation-related expenses	—	138	—	213
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders	$(13,927)	$(8,484)	$(28,176)	$(18,918)
GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders	$(1.76)	$(1.76)	$(4.16)	$(3.77)
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders	$(1.54)	$(1.50)	$(3.66)	$(3.34)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted	9,045	5,662	7,696	5,660

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash used in operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for each of the periods indicated (unaudited, in thousands):

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Six Months Ended July 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Net cash used in operating activities	$(15,986)	$(13,318)	$(19,175)	$(19,466)
Less: Purchases of property and equipment	(20)	(785)	(250)	(2,626)
Free cash flow	$(16,006)	$(14,103)	$(19,425)	$(22,092)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$1,668	$(785)	$4,902	$(2,626)
Net cash provided by financing activities	$216,339	$72,597	$216,347	$79,085

 

Couchbase, Inc.

Key Business Metrics

Annual Recurring Revenue

(in millions)

(unaudited)

	As of
	April 30,	July 31,	Oct. 31,	Jan. 31,	April 30,	July 31,
	2020	2020	2020	2021	2021	2021
ARR	$89.8	$96.2	$101.4	$107.8	$109.5	$115.2

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 17, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced that it will report financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2021 on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 after market close.

Couchbase will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 to discuss its financial results. To access this conference call, dial (888) 660-1027 from the United States and Canada or (409) 231-2719 internationally with conference ID 3360419. The live webcast and a webcast replay of the conference call can be accessed from the investor relations page of Couchbase’s website at investors.couchbase.com.

Investor Contact:
Edward Parker
ICR for Couchbase
IR@Couchbase.com

Santa Clara, Calif. – July 29, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced the general availability of Couchbase Server 7. This landmark release bridges the best aspects of relational databases like ACID transactions with the flexibility of a modern database, allowing enterprises to confidently accelerate strategic initiatives such as more quickly moving business-critical applications into the cloud, improving application flexibility and increasing developer agility. With Couchbase Server 7, enterprise development teams get one unified platform and no longer need to use one database for transactions and a separate database for developer agility and scale. This means that customers can simplify their database architectures, expand Couchbase usage into enterprise transactional applications and reduce operating costs through performance enhancements.

“Our organization requires the ability to deliver faster operational performance while lowering cost of ownership,” said Jordan Gillespie, director of platform engineering, NetDocuments. “The improvements facilitated by collection-level processing of data access, partitioning and index isolation in Couchbase Server 7 provide that performance boost while lowering operating costs that modern database applications like ours require.”

According to Forrester, “Many organizations still use applications based on legacy fourth-generation languages and database management systems and other legacy technologies that haunt them to this day” (Forrester, Now Tech: Application Modernization and Migration Services, Q1 2021). As such, there is an urgent need for a database platform that can support both developing and deploying new applications and also modernizing and upgrading existing ones. Couchbase Server 7 eliminates the key friction points that have kept enterprises from modernizing their relational-based applications, giving them the agility and flexibility to accelerate the development of modern business-critical applications.

Customers benefit in many ways, including the ability to execute business transactions within their customer-facing applications, develop rich customer 360 data models and applications that drive personalization and execute long standing plans to modernize relational-based applications to the cloud. Furthermore, development teams can more easily make the transition from legacy relational databases to Couchbase’s modern database without needing to re-train team members as the platform supports the programming languages they already use, combined with the familiarity of SQL that they already know.

Couchbase Server 7 highlights include:

• Eliminating the complexities of database sprawl by adding fully mature SQL transaction capabilities. This means customers no longer need both a relational database and also a NoSQL database. Couchbase now has multi-statement SQL transactions by fusing together transactions and high-volume interactions. For the first time, customers can do multi-document SQL ACID transactions with interactions in microseconds all within one unified database platform.
• Enabling runtime updates with zero downtime through a dynamic data containment model. Couchbase Server 7 introduces schema and table-like organizing structures, called “scopes and collections,” within the schemaless database. Only with Couchbase Server 7 can customers add a table (the “collection”) in Couchbase, while transactions are happening without having to add or modify the schema (the “scope”) or take down the database for this upgrade. This greatly speeds up innovation cycles. The new multi-level, dynamic data organizing structure allows the platform to match and migrate relational data models into Couchbase Server 7, and then inverts ongoing control of the data structures from the database administrator to the application developer, thereby improving their productivity.
• Faster operational performance that lowers the total cost of ownership facilitated by collection-level processing of data access, partitioning and index isolation. Couchbase Server 7 also adds a configurable backup service. Data sets delivered to microservices are faster, index builds execute in parallel and indexes are portable during data rebalancing. And finally, the query service adds a cost-based query optimizer to replace its former rules-based optimization.

Couchbase Server 7 is now generally available and can be downloaded here.

Supporting Quotes

“With Couchbase Server 7, the relational versus NoSQL database debate is over. Modern developers no longer have to struggle with having multiple databases– a relational database for transactionality, and a NoSQL database for flexibility and scale. We are delighted to be the first modern Database-as-a-Service provider to combine traditional relational database functionality like SQL and transactions with the flexibility and scalability of NoSQL. The data containment model and distributed SQL transactions introduced in Couchbase Server 7 give developers a familiar programming model on a distributed database. In addition, there are 30 other innovations covering query, search, eventing, analytics and geo-replication. No other database has organically fused all of these capabilities in a single database. These innovations give developers an astonishing advantage to build modern enterprise applications for a connected world.”
– Ravi Mayuram, Senior Vice President of Engineering and CTO, Couchbase

“Couchbase is a strategic partner for Infosys and plays a significant role in our Modernization practice. The Infosys Modernization Suite (IMS), part of Infosys Cobalt offerings, leverages the power of Couchbase to modernize our clients’ legacy monoliths into scalable, high performance microservices-based applications. We participated in the Couchbase Server 7 beta program and have developed a set of advanced database migration toolsets that leverage new features such as scopes and collections and enhanced SQL transactions to offer our mutual clients an accelerated and lower cost path to digital transformation.”
– Shaji Mathew, Executive Vice President, Infosys.

“Erwin has been working closely with Couchbase for many years. We are building additional integrations to leverage the new features of Couchbase Server 7 in erwin Data Modeler and erwin Data Intelligence that help large enterprises and regulated industries get more value from their data. As the leading enterprise data modeling vendor, we increasingly see enterprises adopting modern database platforms like Couchbase to augment their legacy RDBMS-based architectures. Couchbase Server 7 has removed the obstacle of enforcing strict data governance while accommodating a relaxed schema and data model for business-critical applications, which will further accelerate the adoption of Couchbase as an alternative to relational databases.”
– Heath Thompson, ISM President and General Manager, Quest Software

Additional Resources

• For more about what’s new in Couchbase Server 7, read this blog post 
• Register for a Couchbase Server 7 webinar to learn more about the new release
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• Find out more about Couchbase’s customers here

Santa Clara, Calif. – July 26, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 9,589,999 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $24.00 per share, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 1,250,869 shares of common stock.  Aggregate gross proceeds to Couchbase were approximately $230 million, before underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. Couchbase’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “BASE.”

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as lead book-running managers for the offering. Barclays Capital Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Baird and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as co-managers for the offering.

The offering was made only by means of a prospectus.  Copies of the final prospectus may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department; and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attn: Prospectus Department, Telephone: 866-471-2526, Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Investor Relations Contact:
Edward Parker
ICR for Couchbase 
IR@couchbase.com

Santa Clara, Calif. – July 21, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (Couchbase), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 8,339,130 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $24.00 per share.  The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,250,869 shares of common stock from Couchbase at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Thursday, July 22, 2021 under the ticker symbol “BASE.” The offering is expected to close on July 26, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as lead book-running managers for the offering. Barclays Capital Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Baird and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. are acting as co-managers for the offering.

The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus may be obtained, when available, from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department; and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attn: Prospectus Department, Telephone: 866-471-2526, Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Investor Relations Contact:
Edward Parker
ICR for Couchbase
IR@couchbase.com

Santa Clara, Calif. – June 21, 2021 – Couchbase, Inc. (Couchbase), provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock.

Couchbase intends to list its common stock under the ticker symbol “BASE” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Barclays Capital Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. are acting as co-managers for the proposed offering.

The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the proposed offering may be obtained, when available, from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department; and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attn: Prospectus Department, Telephone: 866-471-2526, Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.

A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Investor Relations Contact:
Edward Parker
ICR for Couchbase 
IR@couchbase.com

Santa Clara, Calif. – May 13, 2021 – Couchbase, provider of a leading modern database for enterprise applications, today announced Carol Carpenter, Chief Marketing Officer at VMware, and Lynn Christensen, former Senior Vice President at Workday, have joined its board of directors. Carpenter and Christensen bring forth decades of experience leading and advising prominent software companies and will serve strategic roles as Couchbase continues to invest in its platform to power innovation for customers. 

“We are proud to welcome Carol and Lynn to Couchbase’s Board of Directors. Their combined experience of building and managing world-class teams while instilling a culture of innovation is aligned with our business framework and will benefit our customers,” said Matt Cain, president and CEO of Couchbase. “Lynn’s exceptional software development background and Carol’s outstanding B2B marketing experience will be invaluable as we continue to build out, enhance and raise awareness of our modern database for enterprise applications.” 

Currently serving as CMO at VMware, Carpenter brings more than 25 years of experience across the technology sector to Couchbase’s board of directors. Previously, Carpenter held the position of Vice President of Product Marketing at Google Cloud, CEO of ElasticBox (acquired by CenturyLink) and notable marketing leadership roles at Trend Micro, Keynote Systems, Apple and more.

“With so many aspects of our lives becoming digital, today’s enterprises are facing unprecedented demands to undergo digital transformation and move to a modern database like Couchbase,” said Ms. Carpenter. “I am excited to join the board and look forward to bringing my experience and expertise as the Company continues to deliver value to customers.” 

Christensen was previously Senior Vice President of Product Development at Workday. An industry veteran, Christensen brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across various industries and companies, including at Oracle, MarketTools and American Express.

“The Couchbase platform was uniquely designed for the requirements of enterprises who need the highest performance, reliability, scalability and agility in a single platform that serves both architects and developers,” said Ms. Christensen. “I am thrilled to be joining this board and I hope that my experience understanding both technology and business issues brings a well-rounded perspective to the team.”  

With the addition of Carpenter and Christensen, Couchbase’s distinguished board of directors now consists of ten members, including Couchbase President and CEO, Matt Cain; Edward Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner at North Bridge Venture Partners; Kevin Efrusy, Partner at Accel; Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners; Alex Migon, Managing Partner at GPI Capital; Rob Rueckert, Partner at Sorenson Capital; David Scott, Founder and Executive Chairman of Nebulon; and Rick Simonson, Managing Partner of Specie Mesa.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — April 7, 2021 – The pressure on digital architects has more than doubled since the outbreak of COVID-19, research from Couchbase, the creator of the enterprise-class, multicloud to edge NoSQL database, shows. According to the survey of 450 digital architects across the USA, UK, France, and Germany, 48 percent are currently under high or extremely high pressure to deliver digital projects, compared to just 19 percent pre-pandemic. Yet, despite this pressure, architects are still delivering results, with nearly half (48 percent) delivering digital projects uninterrupted by the pandemic.

Other findings include:

• 86 percent of architects say COVID-19 has made it harder to get the right technology in place for digital transformation, while 38 percent say it has disrupted their plans to deliver digital projects.

• 61 percent said that past technology decisions had made completing digital transformation projects more difficult – in particular, cloud infrastructure (48 percent) and database (43 percent) decisions.

• Only 13 percent of organizations are still in the planning phase of digital projects, compared to 22 percent in 2019 – indicating that, despite the challenges of the pandemic, nearly all organizations are committed to digital projects that are underway.

“The sudden acceleration of initiatives to transform businesses to adapt to the new digital reality imposed by COVID has put the Architects under both limelight and tremendous pressure,” said Ravi Mayuram, SVP of Engineering and CTO at Couchbase. “Transformation starts with modernizing data infrastructure and then fixing the application stack above it, which isn’t for the faint of heart. Last year was a once-in-a-generation event, and the Architects are thriving in meeting the demands placed on them.”

The research highlights the problem of over-relying on legacy databases. Despite most organizations believing relational databases do not have major potential to revolutionize digital transformation, 91 percent still rely on them – 31 percent heavily. Though this finding is lower than in 2019, organizations still face challenges with legacy databases. 61 percent of organizations that still rely on legacy databases say they make it harder to implement new digital projects.

With regards to legacy databases, the survey also found:

• 64 percent are locked into using them because they have invested heavily in the relevant skills, while the same percentage say legacy databases hold their systems of record.

• At least 60 percent of organizations have either reduced their use of legacy databases over the past 12 months, or plan to over the next 12.

• 49 percent say moving from legacy to NoSQL databases has been significantly helpful or even indispensable in meeting their goals.

• COVID-19 has pulled organizations almost equally in opposite directions: 34 percent say it has accelerated their move away from legacy databases, while for 33 percent, it has put these plans on hold.

Architects were also clear on where they believe the future lies. Respondents said that the cloud (identified by 68 percent) and Big Data (59 percent) have the most potential to revolutionize digital transformation – perhaps because both enable organizations to adapt to an increasingly online and decentralized world. Respondents were also clear which approaches had been of significant help or indispensable in meeting their goals. These included: moving from on-premises databases to the cloud (identified by 65 percent); the flexibility to quickly change goals when needed (63 percent); and adopting technology that didn’t require investing in new skills (60 percent).

“COVID-19 has highlighted the pitfalls of an outdated and inadequate data foundation,” continued Ravi Mayuram. “But it’s not all doom and gloom. Many organizations are moving away from legacy databases towards more modern NoSQL offerings and are seeing accelerated innovation as a result. Though many organizations have been in this journey, COVID has been the tipping point for this acceleration as well as the increasing adoption of modern databases. By continuing to study what has worked during and after the pandemic, we can build a blueprint that will help increase digital transformation success.”

• To read the full report, “Digital Transformation: Have architects risen to the COVID-19 challenge?”

SANTA CLARA, Calif., — March 31, 2021 — Couchbase, the creator of the enterprise-class, multicloud to edge NoSQL database, today announced the availability of Couchbase Cloud in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store that provides applications and services for use on Microsoft Azure.

Couchbase Cloud combines high-performance, memory-first architecture of key-value stores with a SQL-friendly query language, developer SDKs, and a schema-flexible JSON format– all deployed as an elastically scaling, ACID-compliant, globally replicating cluster architecture. By leveraging Couchbase Server and best practices for virtual network (VNet) deployment on Microsoft Azure, Couchbase Cloud enables customers to lower operational costs while maintaining control over data and security. It provides single pane of glass control of multicloud management and cross-data-center replication (XDCR), simplifying management and deployment of multiple clusters across clouds in different regions. The software’s transparent configuration and licensing combine with node-for-node performance to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). The benefits of Couchbase Cloud include:

• Hourly or prepaid credits with no minimum monthly limits.

• No margin stacking by hiding Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) within subscriptions.

• Ability for customers to configure and grow their IaaS at the pace of their dev, test, production, and growth phases.

• Choice of SLA levels per cluster via Developer Pro and Enterprise options.

• Avoiding cloud service provider lock-in from using vendor-specific applications.

“Couchbase Cloud on Microsoft Azure brings the scale and flexibility of Couchbase as a fully managed DBaaS solution to customers who have standardized on Microsoft solutions,” said Matt McDonough, SVP of Business Development at Couchbase. “Customers can use their enterprise agreements with Microsoft to purchase Couchbase Cloud, making the procurement of Couchbase Cloud even easier. With Couchbase Cloud, enterprises can optimize costs while improving agility and innovation by having the same control of data and costs that they would have in their own datacenter, allowing them to support innovation and agile development on their own terms.”

“Through Microsoft Azure Marketplace, customers around the world can easily find, buy, and deploy partner solutions they can trust, all certified and optimized to run on Azure,” said Jake Zborowski, General Manager, Microsoft Azure Platform at Microsoft Corp. “We’re happy to welcome Couchbase Cloud to the growing Azure Marketplace ecosystem.”

The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling cloud solutions certified to run on Azure. The Azure Marketplace helps connect companies seeking innovative, cloud-based solutions with partners that have developed solutions that are ready to use.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 25, 2021 – Today Couchbase, the creator of the enterprise-class, multicloud to edge NoSQL database, announced the availability of the Couchbase Associate Architect Certification and Couchbase Professional Administrator Certification programs. These programs meet growing customer demands for certification while building on Couchbase’s ongoing commitment to offer extensive hands-on learning experiences, across different levels of expertise within the Couchbase Academy. 

The Couchbase Academy provides three certification levels: Associate, Professional, and Expert, with new courses and certifications being added every quarter.

As the name suggests, the new Couchbase Associate Architect program is designed to support Application and Solutions Architects looking at how best to align individual development projects to overarching business goals. The program provides a deep dive into Couchbase services and uses code examples across the three most used languages for Couchbase implementations: Java, C#, and Node.js. The Architect can clearly see practical coding examples in the language used at their organization. A prerequisite to the Professional level course, the Associate Architect program will be available for registration starting February 26.

“Providing certification as a companion to training has become imperative as it is an objective way to measure the level of Couchbase skills a person has mastered. It also provides customers who work with Couchbase partners confidence that they are using qualified professionals on specific skill sets,” said Mark Secrist, Director, Technical Training at Couchbase.

The new Couchbase Professional Administrator program, a prerequisite to the Expert level course, is considered the baseline for Couchbase Administrators in business environments. While Associate training builds confidence in foundational Couchbase concepts, the Professional level focuses on delivering the skills needed to get Couchbase up and running quickly within an organization.

“With this latest set of releases, Couchbase is continuing to deliver on our promise to build courses and certifications for all supported roles, whether that is a Developer, Architect, or Administrator across skill levels. As evidenced with the addition of these new courses, the Couchbase Academy will continue to evolve to reflect changes in the Couchbase offerings and the database industry,” said Secrist.

Register to enroll in a Couchbase Certification Program here.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 8, 2021 – Couchbase, the creator of the enterprise-class, multicloud to edge NoSQL database, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Matt McDonough, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, to its 2021 list of Channel Chiefs for the third consecutive year. The prestigious CRN® Channel Chiefs list, released annually, recognizes leading IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence, innovation, and growth.

Matt McDonough brings more than a decade of experience in business development, strategy, product management, and marketing to Couchbase. He is responsible for the continued development and execution of Couchbase’s worldwide partner strategy across technology partners, solution partners, systems integrators, cloud service providers, and channel partners. Matt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard Business School. 

“Matt’s inclusion on CRN’s Channel Chiefs List for three consecutive years is a testament to his leadership and the respect he has among the channel community,” said Matt Cain, President and CEO of Couchbase. “Matt was instrumental in driving our AWS strategic partnership, the advancement of Couchbase’s technical and go-to-market collaboration with Red Hat, and the expansion of our partnership with Infosys.  Modeling the Couchbase values, Matt acts with uncompromising integrity and plays to win with others. His continued recognition by CRN has been not only a great accomplishment for him, but for Couchbase as well, and we look forward to building upon the momentum he has created in our channel partner community.”

The 2021 Channel Chiefs are prominent leaders who have influenced the IT channel with cutting-edge strategies, programs and partnerships. All honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff based on their dedication, industry prestige, and exceptional accomplishments as channel advocates.

“CRN’s 2021 Channel Chiefs list includes the industry’s biggest channel evangelists, a group of individuals who work tirelessly on behalf of their partners and drive growth through the development of strong partner programs and innovative business strategies that help bring business-critical solutions to market,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The Channel Company is proud to recognize these channel influencers and looks forward to following their continued success.”

CRN’s 2021 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the February 2021 issue of CRN® Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., — February 4, 2021 – As the impact of COVID-19 on organizations continues to bite, developers are playing a key role in helping organizations meet their digital transformation goals despite facing significant challenges, according to the second of three pieces of research from Couchbase. In the survey of 450 European and U.S. senior IT decision makers^*, 92 percent of respondents believed that DevOps could have a revolutionary impact on their digital transformation efforts, while 63 percent said that the flexibility to change their goals when needed has been significantly helpful or indispensable in meeting their digital transformation goals. However, this flexibility has come at a cost: 49 percent of respondents reported their development teams have indicated they are being asked to do too much in too little time. 

“In a year when organizations have had to struggle to adapt to new decentralized ways of working and rapidly evolving markets, developers have come under severe pressure to help their organizations adapt,” said Steve Yen, Co-Founder of Couchbase. “And, development teams need the right support; from clear project goals to the right tools and technologies that support agility and rapid adaptability in these changing times.” 

There are challenges for both organizations and developers; 86 percent of respondents experienced challenges with their development teams, including:

• Setting clear, measurable goals for the development team (40 percent)

• Ensuring development teams always have the right technology (40 percent)

• Ensuring the development team clearly understands the organization’s strategic goals (31 percent)

• Identifying and solving the challenges facing development teams (31 percent)

While developers’ contributions are undeniable, these challenges may still be preventing them from reaching their full potential. 40 percent of respondents said their development teams were behind schedule with their current projects.

“Even in the current crisis, organizations are investing in developers – in fact, our survey revealed that development teams have grown by an average 20 percent in 2020,” continued Yen. “To get the most out of this important investment, there needs to be investment in not just people, but also in the technology, management, and communication that will help individuals succeed. Ultimately, if businesses can help their developers become more agile and flexible, they will find it easier to ensure they are focused in the right direction. In an increasingly challenging world, developers have a vital role to play. Investing in them in the right way will help them play to win.” 

Couchbase performed its research to understand the challenges of digital transformation for developers, digital architects, and the CIO themselves. In its next update, it will examine the stresses and technical challenges facing the architecture team. 

^*Survey of 450 senior IT decision makers in the US (150), UK (100), France (100) and Germany (100) performed in September & October 2020 by Vanson Bourne

SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 14, 2021 – Couchbase, the creator of the enterprise-class, multicloud to edge NoSQL database, today announced that Couchbase Cloud, its award-winning, fully-managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS), is now available on Microsoft Azure.

Couchbase Cloud is a fully managed version of Couchbase Server, the original multi-purpose NoSQL database. Couchbase Server combines the high-performance, memory-first architecture of key-value stores with its SQL-friendly query language, robust developer SDKs, schema-flexible JSON format, all deployed as an elastically scaling, ACID compliant, globally replicating cluster architecture. Couchbase Cloud combines this power and versatility while eliminating the complexity and burden of managing, operating, and maintaining a database in the cloud.

The uncertainty of today’s economy continues to drive organizations to accelerate digital transformation plans, bringing equal parts opportunity and cost control pressure to IT. Couchbase Cloud helps organizations capitalize on both goals through:

• Couchbase Server, combined with emerging best practices for in-virtual private cloud (VPC) deployment on Microsoft Azure, which enables customers to lower the operational costs of traditional deployments without giving up control over data and security
• A “single pane of glass” control plane for multicloud management and cross-data-center replication (XDCR), simplifying management and deployment of multiple clusters across clouds in multiple regions
• Transparent configuration and licensing that combine with the software’s node-for-node performance to deliver low total cost of ownership (TCO) for applications that serve today’s online-only user communities

Couchbase combines performance advantage with highly transparent licensing policies that allow customers to construct their own cost comparisons and make clear choices. Couchbase’s benefits include:

• Hourly or prepaid credits with no minimum monthly limits
• No margin-stacking by hiding IaaS within subscriptions
• Customers can configure and grow their IaaS at the pace of their dev, test, production, and growth phases
• Choice of SLA-levels per cluster via Developer Pro and Enterprise options
• Avoiding cloud service provider lock-in from using vendor-specific applications

Availability 

Couchbase Cloud on Microsoft Azure is available immediately as a 30-day trial, which runs inside the customer’s Azure account. It is offered in two packages, Developer Pro and Enterprise, which offer differentiated service level guarantees for development and testing needs versus business-critical support for production systems. For more information visit https://couchbase.com/cloud/

Supporting quotes

“Rapid changes to business processes requires flexibility that remains one of the key drivers for enterprises moving to the cloud. This includes flexibility with IT management, application developing and testing, user access, deployment options like multicloud, and most importantly, pricing. With dynamic pricing options, the In-VPC deployment approach, and now its availability on Microsoft Azure, Couchbase Cloud offers flexibility and cost control that are attractive to today’s enterprises as they strive to maximize their ROI to stay competitive.”
–Larry Carvalho, Research Vice President, IDC

“For customers who have standardized on Microsoft solutions, Couchbase Cloud on Microsoft Azure brings the scale and flexibility of Couchbase as a fully managed DBaaS solution. With the availability of Couchbase Cloud on Azure, Couchbase continues to help enterprises optimize costs while improving agility and innovation by giving customers the same control of data and costs as they would have in their own datacenter, allowing them to support innovation and agile development on their own terms.”
— Scott Anderson, SVP, Product Management & Business Operations, Couchbase

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• Couchbase Cloud FAQ  
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