As an alternative to relational technology, NoSQL database deployments could well be entering a new phase next year, according to Bob Wiederhold, CEO of open-source NoSQL firm Couchbase.

Database firm Couchbase has registered for a stock market debut that could value it at as much as $3 billion.

A recent set of benchmarks compares Aerospike, Cassandra, Couchbase and MongoDB to see how they fare when it comes to insert throughput, maximum throughput, latency and behavior during a failover.

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Couchbase today announced an upgrade of its flagship NoSQL database system designed to help enterprises with extensive SQL experience and talent move to the NoSQL world.

It's all about automation: Autonomous Operator enables organizations to run and manage Couchbase database autonomously on Kubernetes for lower operational costs, easier usage and lots of time saved.

MongoDB is aiming to be the standard choice in the NoSQL era, while Couchbase is focusing solely on the largest companies.

Couchbase provides metrics visualizations right out of the box, whereas MongoDB relies on companion tools. Round winner: Couchbase, for out-of-the-box visualizations and alerting.

Document-oriented Couchbase thinks its new $60m funding marks it out as belonging to an elite group of NoSQL firms with real technological and financial clout.

As an alternative to relational technology, NoSQL database deployments could well be entering a new phase next year, according to Bob Wiederhold, CEO of open-source NoSQL firm Couchbase.