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USE CASE

Dynamic Internet of Things (IoT) Applications

Deliver fast, reliable, secure, and consistent IoT applications that work seamlessly with or without the internet using Couchbase’s NoSQL database. Designed to handle high-velocity data, this Internet of Things database powers real-time analytics, offline synchronization, and scalable data management, ensuring optimal performance across connected devices.

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WHY COUCHBASE

Embedded storage, real-time sync, and scalability

Build IoT applications that operate reliably anytime, even without the internet, using our database. With on-device data storage and seamless cloud-to-edge sync, you can ensure consistency and accuracy. A managed cloud backend simplifies deployment for faster and easier scaling.

  • Embedded database

    Improve app speeds and increase uptime by using an embedded database to eliminate dependency on the internet.

  • Cloud-to-edge sync

    Eliminate data loss and maintain consistency and accuracy by syncing easily between edge devices and the cloud.

  • Vector search

    Deliver highly relevant and accurate search results using AI with the industry’s only on-device vector database.

  • Real-time analytics

    Analyze high-velocity IoT data and operational data in real-time with columnar analytics in the cloud.

IoT

Top IoT Application Use Cases

Avoid costly downtime by developing reliable IoT applications that work anywhere, with or without the internet. Easy connectivity and a fully managed backend enable quick deployment of IoT device fleets.

Manufacturing

Develop and deploy smart manufacturing applications that power device management, smart assembly lines, remote asset tracking, and more.

Retail

Use IoT devices to deliver smart shelves, dynamic inventories, and just-walk-out shopping. Personalize offers in real time and collect customer data.

Healthcare

Power Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) apps that include wearables, sensors, and mobile devices for data collection, activity logging, and health recommendations.

Media & entertainment

Create great user experiences by supporting millions of endpoints and devices for streaming content, collecting data, managing user profiles, and maintaining states.

  • “With Couchbase, my top engineers didn’t have to focus on the mobile sync and data management challenges anymore.”

    Michael Hart, Director of Predix Mobile Engineering, GE Digital

    30

    days to migrate

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  • “The Couchbase sync capabilities are very impressive. Teams can test multiple players simultaneously, then sync a large amount of data seamlessly.”

    Daniel Beeler, Chief Technology Officer, SyncThink

    <60

    sec concussion assessment

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  • “We produce more information on a single MedallionClass cruise than would have been created in the whole history of the cruise line.”

    John Padgett, President at Carnival Corporation

    100%

    uptime for ship operations

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  • “Working with Couchbase has been much easier, we no longer have to worry about database migration. It’s at least 100x more scalable than we were previously.”

    Andy Doan, Principal Software Engineer, Foundries.io

    100x

    better performance and scale

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Embed data and AI processing directly into your apps that run on IoT devices to eliminate the latency that impacts performance.

Reduce dependencies on an inherently unreliable internet by storing and processing data locally on devices.

Automatically and efficiently sync data between the cloud and the edge using delta sync, filters, compression, and built-in conflict resolution.

Leverage easy IoT connectivity using MQTT or preconfigured cellular SIM cards.

Couchbase has APIs and SDKs for all popular platforms and languages, including C, allowing you to embed data processing on non-mobile devices like Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

Couchbase Capella provides a fully managed cloud backend DBaaS and app services for IoT data sync and user security.

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