NoSQL and DBaaS 101

In this NoSQL course, we will provide an overview of the NoSQL database landscape, the benefits of using a Database-as-a-Service offering, and where Cloudant fits into the picture. We'll also help you get familiar with Cloudant by providing you with tutorials regarding account registration as well as creating and replicating databases loading and querying data and then directing you to other sources to further your learning. Are you developing a brand new application and would like to use an operational datastore with a flexible schema that allows for quick and easy development? Do you want to ensure that the entire stack of your application can adapt to an ever-growing database and a increase in concurrent users? Are you having trouble managing your existing datastore and would like to delegate the administration to a service provider? Do you need high availability and redundancy for disaster recovery across data centers, nodes and geographies, or asynchronous access to mobile/client applications' data? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then you have probably started to explore NoSQL and/or Database-as-a-Service offerings. In this NoSQL course, we will provide an overview of the NoSQL database landscape, the benefits of using a Database-as-a-Service offering, and where Cloudant fits into the picture. We'll also help you get familiar with Cloudant by providing you with tutorials regarding account registration as well as creating and replicating databases loading and querying data and then directing you to other sources to further your learning.