Cloudant Data Layer

Application

Published by: Cloudant, Inc.
Categories: High Tech & Electronics, Developer Services
Date added: 6/7/2012
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The Cloudant Data Layer is a managed NoSQL cloud database service for developers of large-scale or fast-growing web and mobile applications who want a data layer they can grow into, not out of. Cloudant is powered by Apache CouchDB, with a RESTful JSON API, built-in incremental MapReduce, and full-text search, which allows developers to focus on building applications, not managing databases. Cloudant enables you to: Develop Epic Apps Fast - Get, Put, and Query JSON data via a RESTful API. Easily enhance your app with text search, replication & sync, and advanced analytics. Grow into your Data Layer, Not Out of It - Cloudant is a cloud database service that we manage and grow for you. It distributes data across a global network of data centers to ensure low-latency, non-stop access to your data from anywhere. Free to start - Sign up for a free, then pay as your app grows, starting at $1 per month for 5GB of data.

Cloudant enables advanced features like full-text search, replication, off-line computing, mobile sync, geo-location, and federated analytics. A RESTful API and support for standards like JSON and MapReduce make Cloudant easy to use; there are never schema or data migrations to slow you down. GLOBAL DATA NETWORK • Global network of servers • Built-in replication and syncing • Pushes data closer to users • Built-in failover/disaster recovery NOSQL • Schemaless development for JSON & other doc types • MapReduce for indexing & data access • Replication of apps, indexes and data • RESTful, Apache-CouchDB compatible API • Lightweight apps served to the browser along with data EXPERT MONITORING, MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT • Free for all to start • Metered pricing for multi-tenant customers based on disk size and activity after that • Various support levels for dedicated customers   FAULT TOLERANCE • Clustering in a ring • Views distributed like documents • Built in distributed Erlang • Masterless • Code sent to data, node-local, data-parallel • IOQ system for prioritizing requests (allows for multi-tenant systems with no ‘noisy neighbors’) BUILT-IN ANALYTICS • Push olap-style workflows into the database • Based on incremental, chainable MapReduce • Multi-language support • Attachment analytics DISTRIBUTED, FULL-TEXT SEARCH • Based on Lucene libraries • Support for custom indexers STORAGE & BACKUP • Backup infrequently used data to cheap storage • Seamless integration with S3 or local storage • Doc-by-doc or bulk storage • Perfect for storing/serving media
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