Could a CouchDB noSQL Database Be the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Your Enterprise?

Rapid fire handling of mega amounts of data in a distributed environment. This is what so many fast-growing companies require today and CouchDB noSQL databases are fulfilling these needs and then some with highly reliable results and major potential for future scalability.

Enormous data workloads are pushing many companies toward alternatives to traditional databases because they cannot handle data the way it needs to be managed and accessed today. And cloud deployment models are simplifying the transition from traditional to noSQL databases like those developed with CouchDB.

NoSQL database solutions are specifically designed to process an extraordinary quantity of transactions—terabytes and petabytes of data—for millions of users. CouchDB has more than 10 million desktop deployments with global powerhouses including Twitter, Netflix, Apple, The BBC, CERN and Mozilla. These companies and many more have chosen a CouchDB noSQL solution because of replication and sync capabilities—proof positive of its capacity to handle a rapid influx of data.

CouchDB is a culmination of everything powerful about replicating, syncing and managing data in a web-based environment. CouchDB noSQL databases make data transparent to the user. It puts an end to the questions of what to index and how data information is queried. CouchDB can be queried and indexed using JavaScript. The addition of geo-spatial indexing is supporting many open apps for mobile platforms like Android and more.

For mainstream enterprise, traditional and relational databases are the norm and are scalable with other solutions to accommodate growing usage and data stores. However, with all the promise CouchDB noSQL databases hold, even small to mid-size businesses are finding noSQL hard to resist. Here’s why…

CouchDB noSQL databases are renowned for their replication features. With a CouchDB noSQL database, there’s no need to write, manage or maintain a complex replication infrastructure.

CouchDB noSQL databases integrate well with other systems. CouchDB’s architecture works well with Oracle and a variety of other tools. In fact, CouchDB is specifically designed for distributed environments.

CouchDB’s learning curve is non-existent in our skilled database developers’ hands. That’s important when you need a quick turnaround. Redwerk can build a data application using the database in no time. Since CouchDB noSQL databases mesh well with other systems, either your in-house team or Redwerk can easily deploy it without having to write and maintain a lot of code.

NoSQL databases fit into businesses of all sizes. Especially those that don’t want to replace their legacy databases, but do want to take advantage of CouchDB technology to meet business goals, now and later as they evolve. NoSQL databases are a good choice when developing applications with changing requirements, like on the Android platform to take full advantage of CouchDB’s peer-to-peer sync facilities.

Redwerk’s developers are experts in several types of noSQL database solutions including key-value stores, document-oriented databases, columnar databases and graph databases, each with their own models, scaling strategies, use cases and ongoing support if needed or required. Equally important, we focus on creating CouchDB noSQL solutions that are consistent, available, and scalable with intelligent interfaces for optimal data retrieving.

NoSQL databases serve well the Twitters, Apples and other corporate giants and their users in the world. With their ability to help enterprise reach their goals through better data management and access, a CouchDB noSQL database could be the best thing to happen to your business.