Category: Full-Text Search
Hybrid Search: An Overview
What Is Hybrid Search? Hybrid search typically refers to a search approach that combines multiple search methodologies or technologies to provide more comprehensive and accurate results. In the context of information retrieval, hybrid search often involves blending traditional keyword-based searching...
Unlocking Next-Level Search: The Power of Vector Databases
These days, you can’t go anywhere without hearing about the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI). The concept may feel overwhelming if you haven’t incorporated AI into your platform, but it’s much easier to understand than it seems. One of...
Advanced Geospatial Support added to Search Service
The Couchbase Search service is introducing higher dimensional geospatial indexing and querying capabilities with the Couchbase Server release 7.1.2. Until this new feature, the Search service was limited to indexing single dimensional geopoint/location fields. Queries were limited to bounding queries...
Couchbase Lands A Third Database Patent
It seems that with our third database patent, Couchbase is keeping the US Patent & Trademark Office very busy. We are thrilled to announce that Couchbase has been granted its third database patent in the last nine months. The Third...
Couchbase vs. MongoDB: NoSQL Misconceptions Part 2
Misconceptions about NoSQL have been around as long as NoSQL itself. It’s always good to get different perspectives, and so I’m continuing this blog series about NoSQL misconceptions, specifically when it comes to two of the top document database companies...
What Is a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)? And Why Is It Important?
Two decades on, the global shift to the cloud only continues to accelerate. As part of their larger digital transformation strategy, leading enterprises are investing in modern applications that are easy to use, evolve rapidly and deliver a highly customized...
How to Build Indexes for Full-Text Search in Couchbase 7.0
Indexes are the underlying infrastructure that make full-text search possible. The new Scopes and Collections feature in Couchbase Server 7.0 makes full-text search in your applications more powerful than ever before. Powering those searches requires full-text indexes. This article provides...
How to Add Full-Text Search Functionality to Your JavaScript App
It’s unavoidable: If you’re working with a document database, you’re eventually going to need to search for (and through) your JSON documents. In this tutorial, you’ll add the full-text search capabilities of Couchbase to the basic REST API built with...
How to Use Full-Text Search across Couchbase Scopes & Collections
The Full-Text Search Service now offers better search performance and resource utilization across your cluster with the introduction of Scopes and Collections in Couchbase 7.0. Let’s take a quick step back: The 7.0 release of Couchbase Server introduces the concept...
Announcing Couchbase Server 7.0
Couchbase Server 7.0 solves the requirements of modern application development. In doing so, it settles the debate over using relational or NoSQL databases. There’s no more need to compromise. (Try it out for yourself here or skip straight to the...
How to Use Couchbase as a Machine Learning Model Store [Part 2 of 2]
When it comes to machine learning, a lot is said and written about training your ML models. But of equal importance is where you store those models once you’re ready to serve up real-time predictions. Last week, we looked at...
3 Reasons Customers Turn from MongoDB to Couchbase
Let’s face it. MongoDB is a popular NoSQL database upon which to build applications. But just like many “beginner” data analysis projects that start in a spreadsheet, when it’s time to get serious, it’s also time to upgrade. And when...