Tag: couchbase

Introducing FTS with N1QL

Introducing FTS with N1QL

Topics this article will cover What’s good with N1QL? What about FTS? But why FTS within N1QL? Basic N1QL+FTS queries Deploying N1QL+FTS Syntax(es) Abilities & limitations N1QL+FTS Internals Covered-index vs Non-covered-index queries More N1QL+FTS query examples What’s next? 1. Couchbase’s...

Utilizing Couchbase Kafka Connector to Ingest Data

Utilizing Couchbase Kafka Connector to Ingest Data

The premise is very simple: in the world of disparate technologies where one does not works or integrates well together, Couchbase & Confluent Kafka are amazing products and are extremely complementary to each other. Couchbase is linearly scalable, distributed NoSQL...

September 13, 2019
Analytics Explain Plan – Part 1

Analytics Explain Plan – Part 1

Co-author:  Till Westmann,  Senior Director, Engineering Introduction Couchbase Analytics is the “newest kid on the block” amongst all the services available in Couchbase Server. The new service is providing rapid time to insight in many use cases like ship to...

Observing the Rising Tide of Developer Influence

Observing the Rising Tide of Developer Influence

International Data Corporation (IDC) announced the results of a really interesting research project recently, where it has surveyed 2,500 developers around the globe. The IDC team commenting on the report saying that: “Developers are increasingly regarded as visionaries and architects...

Primary Uses for Couchbase Primary Index

Primary Uses for Couchbase Primary Index

A couple of frequently asked questions on N1QL for query service: When do we actually use a primary index? Why the index advisor does not recommend the primary index when that may the only choice? Read on… Couchbase is a...

August 22, 2019
Synchronized Drawing Apps with Couchbase Mobile

Synchronized Drawing Apps with Couchbase Mobile

Couchbase Mobile contains a robust and powerful embedded NoSQL database, called Couchbase Lite, that can be used within your iOS, Android, and Xamarin apps. The Couchbase Mobile stack also contains Sync Gateway. Sync Gateway enables secure data synchronization across Couchbase...

N1QL (Query) Basic Order of Execution.

N1QL (Query) Basic Order of Execution.

Query syntax is limited. Queries are unlimited. Predicate pushdown, group by pushdown, offset pagination, keyset pagination, join optimization, search optimization, we’ve discussed it all. Still, it’s important to understand the default, simple — albeit slow — execution flow of the...

June 8, 2019
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of SQL in NoSQL Databases

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of SQL in NoSQL Databases

Business applications have requirements: take customer orders, deliver customer orders, track shipping, generate inventory report, end of the day/month/quarter business report, generate business dashboards and more.  These requirements evolve slowly. They remain even when you choose a NoSQL database. On...

May 26, 2019
Search & Rescue: 7 Reasons N1QL Developers Use Search

Search & Rescue: 7 Reasons N1QL Developers Use Search

People don’t want a four key index.  They need a four-ms response. Ted Levitt Application development is demanding. Each application is trying to progress on behalf of the customer — searching for the right product or the right form, ordering,...

April 22, 2019
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of SQL

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of SQL

Two score and five years ago two young IBM researchers brought forth on databases, a new language, conceived in relational, dedicated to the proposition that data can be manipulated declaratively and easily.   In the years since Don Chamberlin and Ramond...

April 2, 2019