Welcome to my website!https://glynnbird.com/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-01-12-introduction-to-conflicts-part-one/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-01-12-introduction-to-conflicts-part-one/Cloudant document conflicts - what are they?Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-01-20-introduction-to-conflicts-part-two/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-01-20-introduction-to-conflicts-part-two/Detecting and resolving Cloudant document conflicts.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-01-26-introduction-to-conflicts-part-three/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-01-26-introduction-to-conflicts-part-three/Avoiding document conflicts through design.Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-10-19-command-line-tools-for-cloudant/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2015-10-19-command-line-tools-for-cloudant/Backup, shell, migration and moreMon, 19 Oct 2015 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2017-05-10-diff-your-database-couchdiff/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2017-05-10-diff-your-database-couchdiff/Compare two databases on the command lineWed, 10 May 2017 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2017-07-25-piecemeal-bulk-or-batch/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2017-07-25-piecemeal-bulk-or-batch/Cloudant write modes discussedTue, 25 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-01-10-partial-indexes/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-01-10-partial-indexes/Filter data before it's indexedWed, 10 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-02-14-local-documents/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-02-14-local-documents/When you need to leave a bit of config behindTue, 13 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-02-22-cloudant-replication-with-couchreplicate/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-02-22-cloudant-replication-with-couchreplicate/Managing replication from the command-lineThu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-04-27-cloudant-fundamentals-1/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-04-27-cloudant-fundamentals-1/The DocumentFri, 27 Apr 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-14-cloudant-fundamentals-2/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-14-cloudant-fundamentals-2/The _idMon, 14 May 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-22-cloudant-fundamentals-3/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-22-cloudant-fundamentals-3/The _rev tokenTue, 22 May 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-22-date-formats/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-22-date-formats/Storing date & time in JSONThu, 24 May 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-29-using-api-with-curl/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-29-using-api-with-curl/Using the API with curlTue, 29 May 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-30-emoji-in-cloudant-documents/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-05-30-emoji-in-cloudant-documents/🤔 ?Wed, 30 May 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-04-cloudant-fundamentals-the-bulk-api/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-04-cloudant-fundamentals-the-bulk-api/Using the Bulk APIMon, 04 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-12-cloudant-fundamentals-programmatic-crud/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-12-cloudant-fundamentals-programmatic-crud/Programmatic CRUDTue, 12 Jun 2018 08:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-18-cloudant-fundamentals-querying/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-18-cloudant-fundamentals-querying/QueryingMon, 18 Jun 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-29-modelling-cloudant-data-in-typescript/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-06-29-modelling-cloudant-data-in-typescript/Making TypeScript objects to store in CloudantFri, 29 Jun 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-07-12-cloudantfundamentals-indexing/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-07-12-cloudantfundamentals-indexing/IndexingThu, 12 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-07-25-removing-conflicts/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-07-25-removing-conflicts/How to deal with conflicts in Cloudant documentsWed, 25 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-08-06-cloudant-fundamentals-aggregation/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-08-06-cloudant-fundamentals-aggregation/AggregationMon, 06 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-08-24-time-sortable-document-ids/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-08-24-time-sortable-document-ids/Making _ids unique and time-sortableFri, 24 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-09-14-generating-sample-json-data/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-09-14-generating-sample-json-data/Creating realistic JSON data in bulkFri, 14 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-10-19-search-analyzers/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-10-19-search-analyzers/Processing data prior to indexingFri, 19 Oct 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-11-23-caching-cloudant-with-nginx/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-11-23-caching-cloudant-with-nginx/Caching Cloudant reads for faster performanceFri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-12-14-count-distinct-with-cloudant/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2018-12-14-count-distinct-with-cloudant/Counting distinct values using MapReduce indexesFri, 14 Dec 2018 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-data-design/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-data-design/Designing your data for a partitioned database, including indexing and queryingTue, 05 Mar 2019 07:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-data-migration/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-data-migration/Copying data from a standard database to a partitioned database.Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-introduction/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-introduction/Organise data into partitions for a speed boost and cost savings.Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-sizing/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-05-partition-databases-sizing/Calculating the size of each partition in a partitioned database.Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-29-building-a-crm-system/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-03-29-building-a-crm-system/Creating a customer relations system with a partitioned Cloudant database.Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-04-08-time-series-data-storage/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-04-08-time-series-data-storage/Storing and querying time-series data in Cloudant.Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-05-10-optimal-cloudant-indexing/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-05-10-optimal-cloudant-indexing/Getting away with fewer indexesFri, 10 May 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-05-24-partitioned-databases-with-cloudant-libraries/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-05-24-partitioned-databases-with-cloudant-libraries/Using Partitioned Databases with the Node.js library.Fri, 24 May 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-05-31-paging-with-cloudant-bookmarks/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-05-31-paging-with-cloudant-bookmarks/Using bookmarks to page through results sets.Fri, 31 May 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-06-21-replicating-from-a-query/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-06-21-replicating-from-a-query/Taking a subset of data offline and writing your own replicator.Fri, 21 Jun 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-08-16-design-docs-for-life/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-08-16-design-docs-for-life/All about Cloudant Design Documents.Fri, 16 Aug 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-10-25-paginating-all_docs-and-views/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-10-25-paginating-all_docs-and-views/Paging through all_docs and viewsFri, 25 Oct 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-11-08-case-sensitivity-in-queries/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-11-08-case-sensitivity-in-queries/Making Cloudant query, search and MapReduce case sensitive or case-insensitiveFri, 08 Nov 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-12-06-timing-http-requests-in-nodejs/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-12-06-timing-http-requests-in-nodejs/Detailed HTTP timings for your Node.js applicationFri, 06 Dec 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-12-13-filtered-replication/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2019-12-13-filtered-replication/Replicating while leaving behind deletions, design docs or anything you like.Fri, 13 Dec 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-05-01-building-a-store-finder/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-05-01-building-a-store-finder/Sorting documents be distance from a pointFri, 01 May 2020 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-05-20-optimising-cloudant-queries/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-05-20-optimising-cloudant-queries/Making the best index to match your queryWed, 20 May 2020 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-07-24-json-schema-validation/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-07-24-json-schema-validation/Validating incoming JSON schemas with VDU functionsFri, 24 Jul 2020 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-11-26-repairing-a-database-with-conflicts/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2020-11-26-repairing-a-database-with-conflicts/Three ways to eliminate conflicts from a Cloudant databaseThu, 26 Nov 2020 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2021-05-21-removing-tombstones/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2021-05-21-removing-tombstones/Expunging deleted documents from Cloudant or CouchDB databasesFri, 21 May 2021 06:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2021-11-12-projection/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2021-11-12-projection/Storing data in an index for faster retrieval.Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2022-01-21-using-the-cloudant-changes-feed/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2022-01-21-using-the-cloudant-changes-feed/Best practice and pitfallsFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2022-03-28-indexing-with-the-cloudant-dashboard/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2022-03-28-indexing-with-the-cloudant-dashboard/Creating and using indexes using the Cloudant DashboardMon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2022-06-28-simple-geospatial-queries/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2022-06-28-simple-geospatial-queries/Using Cloudant Search for simple geo searchesTue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-02-08-replication-efficiency-improvements/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-02-08-replication-efficiency-improvements/How to make replication go fasterWed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-09-taxi-service-using-cloudant/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-09-taxi-service-using-cloudant/How to build a taxi service with CloudantThu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-27-http-200-201-202/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-27-http-200-201-202/What does success mean in Cloudant?Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-27-http-409/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-27-http-409/When is a conflict a conflict?Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-27-http-429/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-03-27-http-429/Rate limiting explainedMon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-07-15-search-syntax/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-07-15-search-syntax/A primer on Cloudant Search query syntax.Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-08-21-mapreduce-compound-keys/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-08-21-mapreduce-compound-keys/Using arrays as keys for complex grouped aggregation.Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-08-22-provisioning-cloudant-with-terraform/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-08-22-provisioning-cloudant-with-terraform/How to deploy a Cloudant instance using Terraform.Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-09-20-changes-follower/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-09-20-changes-follower/Following a changes feed with Cloudant SDKsWed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-11-24-getting-started-with-node-sdk/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2023-11-24-getting-started-with-node-sdk/Getting started with Node.js and CloudantFri, 24 Nov 2023 15:15:30 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-01-17-explaining-explain/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-01-17-explaining-explain/How index selection works in Cloudant QueryWed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-02-01-throttling-replication/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-02-01-throttling-replication/Controlling the speed of Cloudant replication jobsThu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-06-19-the-beginswith-operator/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-06-19-the-beginswith-operator/Using the new $beginsWith Cloudant Query operatorWed, 19 Jun 2024 14:46:06 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-08-15-replication-scheduler/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-08-15-replication-scheduler/Monitoring Cloudant replications using the schedulerWed, 14 Aug 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-09-04-scaling-up-and-down/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-09-04-scaling-up-and-down/Ramping up capacity to deal with peaks in trafficWed, 04 Sep 2024 14:06:56 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-10-29-quickjs-for-faster-index-builds/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-10-29-quickjs-for-faster-index-builds/A new JavaScript engine that's smaller and faster.Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-11-12-per-database-iam/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-11-12-per-database-iam/Finer-grained controls over IAM polices.Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-12-01-ibm-cloud-logs/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2024-12-01-ibm-cloud-logs/Using Cloudant with IBM Cloud LogsMon, 23 Dec 2024 11:03:51 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-02-04-avoid-fallback/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-02-04-avoid-fallback/Prevent runaway queries scanning all documentsTue, 04 Feb 2025 11:35:33 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-05-20-bulk-delete/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-05-20-bulk-delete/How to bulk delete data in CloudantTue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-05-23-new-reducers/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-05-23-new-reducers/Understanding the new MapReduce reducers.Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-06-16-auth-with-the-sdks/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-06-16-auth-with-the-sdks/How to switch auth methods at run-timeFri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-07-24-custom-request-ids/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-07-24-custom-request-ids/Supplying your own request id with every API call.Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-10-08-pagination/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2025-10-08-pagination/Cloudant SDKS now feature pagination for multi-document APIs.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2026-08-01-auto-tombstone-removal/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2026-08-01-auto-tombstone-removal/Cloudant now automatically removes deleted documentsThu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2026-09-22-couchdb-auth-gen-2/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2026-09-22-couchdb-auth-gen-2/How to use CouchDB authentication in Cloudant Gen 2Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://glynnbird.com/blog/2026-09-28-conflict-reduction/https://glynnbird.com/blog/2026-09-28-conflict-reduction/The chance of getting a spurious conflict is now dramatically reducedSun, 27 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT