Tag: kubernetes

Couchbase Autonomous Operator vs MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator

Couchbase Autonomous Operator vs MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator

A Kubernetes Operator is a software extension to Kubernetes that supports built-in capabilities to manage your Kubernetes applications in an automated fashion and that follows Kubernetes principles – especially the Control Loop pattern. Why do we need a Kubernetes Operator?...

How to Build a Couchbase Autonomous Operator Proof of Concept

How to Build a Couchbase Autonomous Operator Proof of Concept

Whenever I hear about a customer’s first experience with the Couchbase Autonomous Operator (CAO) for Kubernetes, their first question tends to be “How much?” The answer is that it’s already included in their Enterprise Edition subscription. Joyous to hear this,...

Using Fluent Bit for Log Forwarding & Processing with Couchbase Server

Using Fluent Bit for Log Forwarding & Processing with Couchbase Server

With the recent release of Couchbase Autonomous Operator (CAO) 2.2, we have recently provided log processing and forwarding for the Kubernetes deployments using the OSS Fluent Bit tooling. This is also OSS and available on GitHub or as a container....

Google Autopilot and the Journey from Manual to Autonomous

Google Autopilot and the Journey from Manual to Autonomous

It’s fair to say that Kubernetes has done wonders for containerization, becoming a crucial component of organizations’ digital transformation strategies. Kubernetes goes some way to easing the burden of managing various container clusters, while its ease-of-use minimizes the time taken...

Announcing Couchbase Autonomous Operator 2.2

Announcing Couchbase Autonomous Operator 2.2

Today we are announcing the General Availability of Couchbase Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes (CAO) Version 2.2. This release provides an automated cloud-native database experience with exciting new features and improvements, such as: Auto-scaling Couchbase services Online storage scaling (scale up...

Using Docker to develop with Couchbase Mobile

Using Docker to develop with Couchbase Mobile

Container technologies such as Docker have vastly simplified the software development, test and deployment process by allowing you to package applications along with their complete runtime environment that abstract away differences in infrastructure and OSes. This post is a primer...

Get set to the edge with Sync Gateway

Get set to the edge with Sync Gateway

Introduction Imagine you are going to meet an important client in downtown San Francisco, CA and you have an email with details on who to call to when you get to the office lobby. You are in the lobby but...

Couchbase Autonomous Operator 2.1 for Kubernetes is Now GA

Couchbase Autonomous Operator 2.1 for Kubernetes is Now GA

At Couchbase’s global developer conference, ‘Connect.Online 2020’ held in October, we shared the essence of new features or capabilities of the upcoming Couchbase Autonomous Operator release version 2.1 through several sessions. Since then, many of you have been waiting to...

Fully Configured Couchbase on Red Hat OpenShift in 5 Minutes

Fully Configured Couchbase on Red Hat OpenShift in 5 Minutes

I recently did a presentation at Red Hat Users Group – North Texas on Couchbase NoSQL Operator on OpenShift. Thank you to the Red Hat Dallas team for extending the invitation for a joint session – Sam Nicholls, John Gammon, and Nick Wallace.  In the...

Helm: Deploy & Monitor with Couchbase Autonomous Operator

Helm: Deploy & Monitor with Couchbase Autonomous Operator

One Chart to Rule Them All With the release of Couchbase Autonomous Operator 2.0, the Couchbase Operator and Cluster charts have been consolidated into a single chart.  This streamlined approach means it’s now possible to install Autonomous Operator, Admission Controller,...

May 20, 2020
Unicorn Unleashed: Leveling-Up With the Autonomous Operator

Unicorn Unleashed: Leveling-Up With the Autonomous Operator

No, I haven’t lost my mind.  Unicorn is the internal code-name for Couchbase Autonomous Operator 2.0.0.  For a release this large in scope we wanted something mythical and fantastical to sum up the sheer effort and passion that was put...

Public Network, External DNS & Couchbase Autonomous Operator

Public Network, External DNS & Couchbase Autonomous Operator

Why expose the Couchbase database on the public network? Below are some examples: Cross-Data Center Replication (XDCR) for High Availability and Disaster Recovery Client SDK access to Couchbase cluster Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platforms *Note – All of these use cases share...