Company
Date Published
Author
Scott Anderson
Word count
1146
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Couchbase Cloud is a new Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) product available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), designed to meet the growing demand for alternatives to legacy systems and reduce IT operating costs by enabling rapid application development. This fully managed, automated, and secure DBaaS is built on Couchbase Server, allowing customers to maintain control over costs and clusters without compromising data security. It supports multicloud deployments, end-to-end data security, and leverages open-source technologies like Kubernetes for easy deployment and management. Couchbase Cloud's architecture lets the data plane run in the customer's public cloud environment, offering economic benefits by allowing customers to procure their IaaS directly from cloud providers and manage data security on their terms. The system includes a unified control plane for monitoring and managing clusters, providing self-service database access for developers with various SDKs, and featuring a SQL-based query language for JSON called N1QL. Offering flexible pricing models, including hourly consumption and prepaid credits, Couchbase Cloud aims to provide a cost-effective and high-performance solution for enterprises seeking to optimize their cloud data strategies.