Couchbase has released the Developer Preview 2 of Couchbase Analytics, a tool aimed at facilitating data analysis without the need for rigid schemas or expensive data transformations. It features SQL++, a versatile query language that extends SQL for use with modern NoSQL systems, and supports the same flexible-schema document model as Couchbase Server. The tool offers workload isolation by running analytical queries on dedicated nodes, ensuring minimal impact on operational workloads, and provides high data freshness through a fast synchronization protocol. The latest preview focuses on enhancing ease of use, introducing features like configurable parallelism, query cancellation, and simplified cluster installation, while SDK support has been expanded to include Java, .NET, node.js, php, and python. Users can enable analytics support in the Java SDK by setting a system property and are encouraged to explore the tool through available tutorials and the upcoming Couchbase Connect NYC event.