Configure resources, throughput, and consistency

Module
9 Units

Intermediate

Developer

Azure Cosmos DB

Evaluate request-unit, throughput, and consistency needs in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL. Configure provisioned or serverless capacity, standard or autoscale throughput, consistency levels, and time to live. Balance cost and performance through account and container settings.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you're able to:

Evaluate request-unit consumption and select an appropriate throughput model.
Configure throughput at the database and container levels and set time to live.
Evaluate consistency levels and configure default and per-request consistency.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL, or completion of the module on exploring Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
Experience building cloud applications with C# or Python
Basic familiarity with JSON and the Azure portal

Introduction min
Evaluate throughput and request unit requirements min
Choose a throughput model min
Configure database- and container-level throughput min
Evaluate and configure consistency levels min
Configure time to live for data retention min
Exercise - Configure throughput and consistency min
Module assessment min
Summary min

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