Highlights:
- Capella is designed to store unstructured information in addition to structured information. According to Couchbase, the database can respond to some requests with a few milliseconds of latency.
- Usually, databases store information on storage drives when it’s not in use much and only move the information to memory during processing.
Couchbase Inc. announced a new release of Capella, its managed database service, that features expanded data storage and security capabilities.
Couchbase, the Nasdaq-listed company, provides a popular NoSQL database of the same name. The company’s database, called Capella, is a managed, cloud-based version that automates maintenance tasks including infrastructure management.
Both organized and unstructured data can be stored using Capella. According to Couchbase, the database can respond to some requests with a few milliseconds of latency. Despite being a NoSQL database, Capella allows users to write queries in the SQL language because so many developers are already familiar with it. This makes the database reasonably simple to use.
A storage engine is a piece of software that databases utilize to save newly added data and retrieve data for applications. Cappella utilizes the Couchstore storage engine by default. The release of Capella, which Couchbase debuted today, includes a second storage engine, Magma, that can provide better performance for specific enterprise applications.
When not actively in use, databases typically maintain data on storage drives and move it to memory during processing. By storing the documents from the beginning, Capella, in contrast, can avoid the process of shifting records from storage drives to memory. By skipping this phase, efficiency is improved since fewer computations are needed to analyze the data.
Not every piece of knowledge can be retained in memory. Large, complicated datasets used in some enterprise applications can’t be fully stored on a server’s onboard memory chips. Capella now features a new Magma storage engine from Couchbase that is intended to boost the efficiency of these kinds of applications.
Large datasets must be saved to flash or disk devices when they can’t be kept in memory. The processing of the data stored in such drives is accelerated by several improvements included into the Magma storage engine. According to Couchbase, Capella can handle processing tasks up to four times as quickly than with competing technologies while using only one-tenth as much memory, with the help of Magma.
According to Couchbase, Capella can handle processing tasks up to four times as quickly than with competing technologies while using only one-tenth as much memory, with the help of Magma.
Scott Anderson, senior vice president of product management at Couchbase, said, “As customers continue to invest in digital transformation, developers who are building modern applications need technologies that make them more productive”.
The third important focus of today’s update is helping companies meet cybersecurity requirements with more ease.
Couchbase has added administrative controls to Capella that meet the healthcare sector’s HIPAA data security regulation requirements. The controls, according to the business, will make it simpler for institutions like hospitals to keep records in Capella. Organizations can utilize the new audit functionality that Couchbase has provided to track how crucial business data is accessed.
