Couchbase Server Features
Couchbase Server, introduced in 2011, is a high-performance, distributed NoSQL Database designed for mission-critical applications. It combines flexibility, scalability, and low-latency operations to support modern, data-intensive use cases.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couchbase_Server
Couchbase Server supports a document-oriented data model using JSON for storing semi-structured data. This flexibility allows developers to adapt the database to evolving application requirements without schema constraints.
https://www.couchbase.com/products/server
Its built-in caching layer ensures low-latency data access by storing frequently used data in memory, which significantly improves performance for real-time applications.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/introduction/overview.html
Couchbase Server offers multi-dimensional scalability through independent scaling of compute, query, and storage layers. This design optimizes resource allocation based on workload demands.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/architecture/architecture-overview.html
The Couchbase Query Language (N1QL) extends SQL-like capabilities to NoSQL Databases, enabling developers to write powerful queries for JSON data, including joins and aggregations.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/n1ql/n1ql-intro.html
Couchbase Server includes a Full-Text Search (FTS) engine, enabling advanced search functionalities such as tokenization, stemming, and ranking for unstructured data.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/fts/full-text-intro.html
Its Cross Data Center Replication (XDCR) feature provides real-time data replication across clusters, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and global data distribution.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/xdcr/xdcr-overview.html
Couchbase Server supports user-defined functions (UDFs), allowing developers to define custom logic for data transformations directly within the database.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/n1ql/n1ql-user-defined-functions.html
The Eventing service in Couchbase Server enables real-time processing of database changes through event-driven workflows, facilitating automation and reactive programming.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/eventing/eventing-intro.html
Couchbase Server includes role-based access control (RBAC) and integration with enterprise authentication systems like LDAP and Kerberos, ensuring robust data security.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/manage/manage-security/manage-security.html
Its time-to-live (TTL) support allows automatic expiration of stale data, optimizing storage and ensuring that the database contains only relevant information.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/manage/manage-settings/expiration.html
Couchbase Server offers advanced data compression techniques to minimize storage requirements and improve query performance by reducing I/O overhead.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/architecture/data-compression.html
Couchbase Analytics provides a dedicated query service for analytical workloads, enabling real-time insights without impacting the performance of transactional operations.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/analytics/analytics-intro.html
With its mobile integration capabilities, Couchbase Server synchronizes seamlessly with Couchbase Lite and Sync Gateway, providing offline-first functionality for mobile applications.
https://www.couchbase.com/products/mobile
Couchbase Server includes monitoring and management tools like the Couchbase Web Console and Prometheus integration, allowing administrators to track performance and optimize operations.
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/manage/manage-dashboard/manage-dashboard.html