Month: March 2021
Introduction to Ottoman With Couchbase
Ottoman is an Object Data Modeler (ODM) for Couchbase’s Node.js SDK providing JSON schema and validation for NoSQL. Why Use an ODM for Couchbase With Ottoman, you declare schema in your code. Although Couchbase has no schema enforcement for your...
Distributed Databases: An Overview
Distributed Databases apply the principles of distributed computing to storing data. The simplest example is a database which stores data on two (or more) servers connected by a network. This “cluster” can be accessed and managed as if it was...
Couchbase Adopts BSL License
Couchbase adopts Business Source License (BSL 1.1) with release of source code to Couchbase Server 7. Couchbase changes source code license to BSL 1.1 Today we are announcing that Couchbase is changing our source code license from Apache 2.0 to...
How we implemented Distributed Multi-document ACID Transactions in Couchbase
ACID Transactions are a must when you have strict data consistency requirements in your application. The costs of running transactions on distributed systems can rapidly create bottlenecks at scale. In this article, we will give you an overview of some...
Announcing Couchbase Mobile 2.6
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Couchbase Mobile 2.6. This release comes on the heels of Couchbase Mobile 2.5 which we released in April of this year. This is the first in a series of focused, purpose-built Couchbase Mobile...
Data Structures & Full-Text Search Indexing in Couchbase
This is Part 3 of a series examining Data Structures in NoSQL databases. In this post, we use Full-Text Search natural language queries against data structures in Couchbase. Part 1: Data Structures for NoSQL Applications we used simplified JSON data...
Upgrading Couchbase Community Edition
Why Enterprise Edition Couchbase Server is generally available in three flavors: Community Edition (CE), Enterprise Edition (EE) and Couchbase Cloud (DBaaS). Many customers start with Community Edition. They download CE and use it completely free to run development, test and...
Geospatial Basics, Spatial Databases & NoSQL Examples
This brief intro to several geospatial data concepts covers spatial databases, spatial indexing, and using GeoJSON data in NoSQL. What is Spatial Data? Spatial data are data types (files, databases, web services) that encode geographic information for use in location-aware...
R Programming With Coucbhase NoSQL Queries & Maps
Many statistical data analysts and data scientists use the R programming language to crunch their numbers outside of a database. Likewise, database analysts try to do everything in the same database whenever possible to maintain a single source. Couchbase provides...
SQL to NoSQL: Automated Migration
SQL to NoSQL migration seems like a contradiction, but thanks to advances and innovations in Couchbase Server’s NoSQL database, it’s becoming easier. In this post, I’ll introduce you to a tool called SqlServerToCouchbase, an open-source attempt at an automated tool...
Couchbasers Around The World – UK Edition
As part of our ongoing effort to build a culture that promotes diversity and inclusion, we are spotlighting how we make it happen: our people. Introducing our series of Culture Blogs that highlight the stories and experiences of our fellow...