Data Architecture

Azure Cosmos DB Live TV Episode 43 – Data Modeling for the Relational Mind

May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 05/18/22

Azure Cosmos DB Live TV returns with episode 43, where Principal Program Manager, Mark Brown and Microsoft MVP Sarah Dutkiewicz showcase how the relational mind can into the nonrelational side by looking at the differences in data modeling. They will walk through a common scenario and how relational modeling differs from modeling for document ...

Now in preview – Support for custom partitioning in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB

November 2, 2021 Nov 2, 2021 11/2/21

Rodrigo Souza

Support for custom partitioning in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB was announced in preview at Microsoft Ignite. This capability improves query performance by enabling you to partition Azure Cosmos DB analytical store data using keys that are frequently used as query filters.

Getting started with Azure Cosmos DB – end to end example, part 2

September 14, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 09/14/21

Cyrille Visser

The second of a two-part series about creating your first Azure Cosmos DB implementation. Learn how to improve performance by optimizing queries and monitoring your database account.

Getting started with Azure Cosmos DB – end to end example

September 9, 2021 Sep 9, 2021 09/9/21

Cyrille Visser

Understand how to create your first Azure Cosmos DB implementation with this two-part series. From when and why to choose a NoSQL database to creating containers and selecting an API, follow this end-to-end example to walk through the steps you'll take to get started.

Integrating Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API with Apache Kafka using Kafka Connect

December 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 12/14/20

Abhishek Gupta

Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API is a fully managed cloud service that is compatible with Cassandra Query Language (CQL) v3.11 API. It has no operational overhead and you can benefit from all the underlying Azure Cosmos DB capabilities such as global distribution, automatic scale out partitioning, availability and latency guarantees, encryption ...

Now in preview – Support for Synapse SQL serverless in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB

October 28, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 10/28/20

Ramnandan Krishnamurthy

Azure Synapse Link now supports querying Azure Cosmos DB data using Synapse SQL serverless. This capability, available in public preview, allows you to use familiar analytical T-SQL queries and build powerful near real-time BI dashboards on Azure Cosmos DB data.

Azure Cosmos DB for the SQL Professional – Referencing Tables

August 24, 2020 Aug 24, 2020 08/24/20

James Serra

How should you handle reference tables that are common in the relational database world when working in Azure Cosmos DB? This post walks through some of the differences SQL professionals will encounter, and how developing in a Azure Cosmos DB environment compares to a relational database management service (RDBMS).

Change Feed – Unsung Hero of Azure Cosmos DB

July 2, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 07/2/20

Lenni Lobel

One of the most overlooked capabilities in Azure Cosmos DB is its change feed. This little gem sits quietly behind every container in your database, watches for changes, and maintains a persistent record of them in the order they occur. Discover use cases and tips for using this powerful feature.

Data Modeling and Partitioning for Relational Workloads

June 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 06/30/20

Lenni Lobel

As a NoSQL database, Azure Cosmos DB requires you think about data modeling in new ways. In this post, we’ll use a familiar real-world relational data model and refactor it as a non-relational data model for Azure Cosmos DB.

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