Company
Date Published
Author
Kirk Kirkconnell, Senior Solutions Engineer, Couchbase
Word count
1917
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text discusses advanced object modeling techniques in Couchbase to optimize logging and event data management, emphasizing high write rates, scalability, and efficient data retrieval. It introduces a method involving counter objects and event objects to efficiently manage and retrieve data using key/value lookups instead of traditional querying, allowing sub-millisecond response times. This approach leverages Couchbase's automatic-sharding architecture to evenly distribute load across nodes, facilitating seamless scalability without altering the application layer. While key/value access is highlighted for its speed, N1QL is presented as an additional tool for querying when necessary, demonstrating the flexibility and power of Couchbase in handling high-velocity data operations.