We use Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for storing information from third-party systems in JSON format.
Practice Lead Microsoft Power Platform at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
An easy-to-maintain product with good technical support services
Pros and Cons
- "It works reasonably fast. You can retain the original format of the document as received by the third-party system."
- "Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB's performance could be better. In large volumes of documents, the querying process becomes slow and complicated."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The product's most valuable feature is its ability to store documents and assets. You can execute a query over all the documents. It works reasonably fast. You can retain the original format of the document as received by the third-party system.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB's performance could be better. In large volumes of documents, the querying process becomes slow and complicated. It could be faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB for three years.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have enterprise businesses as our customers for Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support services are good.
How was the initial setup?
It is an easy-to-set-up and maintain product. The installation process involves integrating it into the pipeline. It takes a few minutes to an hour and requires five executives to implement it.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB an eight out of ten. It is useful to store original data in original format.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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