The whole stack is valuable, but the portion of the stack that we're finding really handy is the analytics engine because that allows us to take and pre-build views.
Couchbase offers scalability and stability for horizontal expansion, supporting multiple database paradigms. Integration with a dynamic API enhances flexibility, while Sync Gateway reduces latency for mobile apps. Investment in Couchbase lowers operational costs and supports high throughput during peak hours. However, manual failback, slow querying, library integration issues, and SQL limitations for real-time IoT scenarios present challenges. Integration with external systems also poses difficulties in data insertion and indexing.