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Making GCP Cloud Function Calls Faster

Making GCP Cloud Function Calls Faster

Recently my wife and I have been watching reruns of some TV programs containing Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear, The Grand Tour, Clarkson’s Farm). Despite the buffoonery he is quite a clever chap, although will likely be remembered for thinking “Speed...

Creating a Smart Home Office with Couchbase – Part 1

Creating a Smart Home Office with Couchbase – Part 1

This post is the first of a series and will serve as an anchor point throughout the rest of the year as the project takes shape. At the time of writing, energy prices have soared around the world which has...

Couchbase Catalogs for the SQL Server DBA

Couchbase Catalogs for the SQL Server DBA

In this post, we introduce System Catalogs in Couchbase and walk through a specific use case compared to SQL Server. If you’re like me, after 20 years of working with SQL Server, you tend to pick up on things that...

How to Improve Database Performance: 5 Steps You Can Take

How to Improve Database Performance: 5 Steps You Can Take

Deploy a Performance Monitoring Solution Use the latest Commercial version of Couchbase Size your infrastructure accordingly Use Prepared Statements Optimize Indexes There are many steps on the road to better database performance. But first it is necessary to ask what...