The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is proving transformative for organizations. But organizations must be ready to seize the AI opportunity. Couchbase’s seventh annual survey of 500 IT decision makers explores how enterprises are reacting to the rapid growth of AI and assesses the preparedness of their data strategies. Digitization pulse check The view from IT departments is clear: digital modernization across organizations is still a key priority and is increasingly fueled by AI. A 27% rise is predicted in investment across digital modernization, reaching $35.5 million per enterprise by the en ..read more

Going on a holiday is always an exciting experience, full of anticipation and the promise of new adventures. But what many of us may not realize is how seamlessly advanced technologies, powered by Couchbase, are woven into our journey, elevating our experiences and making them truly memorable. From the moment we start our trip, whether we’re on a plane, in a car, or at sea, Couchbase’s advanced NoSQL technology supports our travel and entertainment plans, delivering high-performance, scalable services across multiple industries. Follow along with my busy, albeit fictional, European holiday tha ..read more

What is a Foundation Model? A foundation model is a powerful type of artificial intelligence (AI) trained on massive amounts of general data, allowing it to tackle a broad range of tasks. Foundation models, such as OpenAI’s GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) series or Google’s BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers), are designed to capture general language patterns and knowledge from diverse sources on the internet. These models can then be fine-tuned on smaller, task-specific datasets to perform tasks like text classification, summarization, translation, question ..read more

In today’s digital landscape, businesses are continuously seeking efficient ways to manage their access control and authentication processes. Integrating Microsoft Entra (formerly known as Azure AD) with Couchbase Server offers a robust and secure solution for single sign-on (SSO) using SAML. This integration enhances security and streamlines user management by leveraging Entra’s comprehensive identity and access management features while utilizing Couchbase Server’s powerful data platform capabilities. By connecting these two platforms, organizations can ensure seamless user authentication, i ..read more

Couchbase community: Meet the Couchbase Docs chatbot, your new Generative AI-powered documentation assistant. Now available on the docs.couchbase.com website, the new chatbot will transform the way you learn about Couchbase products. It’s like having a Couchbase expert that’s always on hand to help distill complex knowledge into simple terms and answer your questions quickly. We built the Docs chatbot on Amazon Web Services (AWS)—it’s powered by Amazon Bedrock for the large language model—and accelerated development working in collaboration with the Improving digital agency. The chatbot is the ..read more

Serverless functions have become a popular application development and deployment approach. By abstracting infrastructure management and embracing event-driven architecture, they offer a flexible solution for developers. The main goal of serverless is to eliminate the need for infrastructure management and promote a specific application-building mindset.  We’ll touch on what gives serverless computing that capability and also cover working principles, benefits, use cases, implementation techniques, and connection to Function-as-a-Service (FaaS). This guide is ideal for developers, archite ..read more

We see that a significant number of customers take advantage of Couchbase integration with Apache Kafka, by using Couchbase Kafka connector plugin that provides you capability to reliably stream data to and from Apache Kafka at scale. Apache Kafka is an open-source platform for building real-time streaming data pipelines and applications. However, you need Apache Kafka infrastructure management expertise to architect, operate, and manage on your own. Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is a fully managed, highly available service that makes it easy for you to build and run a ..read more

Trying Couchbase just got even easier, you can now import your MongoDB data and indexes into Couchbase seamlessly. Whether you prefer working directly from the command line, or within your favorite IDE, our various new offerings—cbmigrate CLI, Couchbase VSCode Extension, and Couchbase JetBrains Plugin—provide flexible, efficient, and easy-to-use solutions for migrating your data. Introducing Couchbase-to-MongoDB Migration Tools Our toolkit comprises three core components, each tailored to different development environments and user preferences. CLI Tool (cbmigrate) For those who prefer the com ..read more

Are you ready for the longest running and largest Java Ecosystem Conference in the world? We are so excited to see you at DevNexus 2024!  Hosted in Atlanta, April 9-11, you will find 3 days, 6 full-day workshops, 14 tracks, and 160 amazing speakers with sessions on AI, cloud computing, agile development and more – it’s not too late to join us!  Haven’t bought your ticket yet? Enjoy 20% off your ticket, available below. Visit the Couchbase team at Booth #6 to learn about our latest developments like our AI-powered coding assistant and columnar analytics service. We will also be giving ..read more

Unveiled this week at Google Cloud Next, our longtime trusted partner Google announced the Google Cloud Ready Distributed Cloud program. The new program is designed to validate partner solutions on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), Google’s AI-ready modern infrastructure that customers run on-premises at the edge. The new program allows customers to quickly find and deploy solutions that have been vetted by Google specifically for running on GDC. Through the program, Couchbase becomes a powerful data storage and processing option for customers on GDC, providing a scalable, flexible multi-purpose ..read more