Couchbase to Run Native With API for Fusion-io ioMemory

Fusion-io, Inc. announced
that NoSQL database company Couchbase, Inc.
is optimizing to run Couchbase Server native on ioMemory through the Fusion-io
software development kit.

Couchbase will integrate its NoSQL database directly with this persistent
memory through the Fusion-io Key-Value API, and will offer the code to the
community as open source.

"In the 1970s, businesses
first went online to automate. Today, businesses look to the web to innovate,
and data demands have soared," said Brent Compton, Fusion-io senior director
of product management. "IT experts
need an entirely new framework to manage and leverage the data we depend on
around the clock, and running native on flash will help webscale applications
like Couchbase Server continue to break through the limitations of yesterday’s
infrastructure."

Until recently, both database technology and storage were limited by
using traditional approaches that did not keep pace with accelerating data
demands. As society becomes more connected via the web and mobile applications,
NoSQL database technologies have emerged to enable the cost-effective
management of data behind modern web and mobile applications. Today, modern web
applications are built to scale out to support more users. Innovative solutions
like Couchbase Server NoSQL database are embracing new architectures like
native access to ioMemory to support significant advancements in performance
that enable applications to scale with demand.

Couchbase provides a tiered approach to scalability, permitting data
to be cached in RAM and stored on flash with transparent migration of data
between tiers to optimize performance, reliability, and cost requirements.
Running native on flash supporting a cut through architecture, like ioMemory
from Fusion-io, will reduce latency for Couchbase Server even further by
removing complexity in accessing data. Early analysis indicates that running
Couchbase native on ioMemory improves sustained throughput for both random
reads and writes. This accelerates the draining of write queues, the restart of
a Couchbase cluster, and data rebalancing operations when adding or removing
cluster capacity.

"Our users are
increasingly deploying Couchbase on flash because it delivers performance and
reliability at an extremely attractive price, and that value will improve even
more for Couchbase users who opt to run native on ioMemory," said
Frank Weigel, director of product management, Couchbase. "Like Fusion-io, we are committed to helping
advance the industry through new approaches that address the computing
challenges our customers face today, which is why we’re excited to be jointly
developing this open source extension to Couchbase Server with Fusion-io."

The ioMemory SDK libraries unlock direct programmatic access to
native ioMemory access patterns and data organization methods. They
include application APIs within user-space libraries,
as well as reference application examples available as open source. They will combine underlying primitives, such as Atomic Writes and
Auto Commit Memory, to accelerate application development cycles and system
performance of applications.

The Couchbase Key-Value Store API is expected to be offered as open
source in mid-July 2012.

Select Fusion-io libraries and APIs are available to
early access partners through the new Fusion-io Developer Program.

To apply for
early access to the Fusion-io Developer Program