Build scalable apps in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
APPLIES TO:
Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL (powered by the Citus database
extension to PostgreSQL)
There are three steps involved in building scalable apps with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL:
- Classify your application workload. There are use-case where Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL shines: Multitenant SaaS, microservices, real-time operational analytics, and high throughput OLTP. Determine whether your app falls into one of these categories.
- Based on the workload, use schema-based sharding or identify the optimal shard key for the distributed tables. Classify your tables as reference, distributed, or local.
- When using row-based sharding, update the database schema and application queries to make them go fast across nodes.
Next steps
Before you start building a new app, you must first review a little more about the architecture of Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.