Capacity, autoscale, and optimization

Azure Cosmos DB has multiple different features that can be used to lower your bills, secure an instance, or integrate with other services. In this section, we will quickly look at most of them so that you will fully understand the basics of this service and will be able to progress on your own.

Container throughput

In Azure Cosmos DB, throughput can be set at multiple levels. One of those levels is the container throughput, which allows us to exclusively reserve capacity for an individual container. It is important to consider it for all cases where reliability is critical – as per the Azure Cosmos DB documentation, this operation is financially backed by the SLA of the service. This means that Microsoft is sure that throughput set at a container level is stable and can be relied on.

Container level throughput can be set using the Azure portal (as mentioned previously in this chapter) or by using one of the Software Development...