Udemy – Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL: Partitioning, Queries & Performance

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. Stop struggling with database bottlenecks and learn to architect globally distributed, high-performance applications with Microsoft Azure’s premier NoSQL database.

Who this course is for:

• Cloud developers transitioning from relational SQL databases to modern NoSQL architectures.
• Azure data engineers looking to optimize Cosmos DB costs, throughput, and performance.
• Software architects designing globally distributed, low-latency applications.
• Backend engineers preparing for Azure certification exams (AZ-204, DP-420).

What you will learn:

• Provision and manage Azure Cosmos DB resources using the Azure Portal and IaC.
• Design optimal partition keys to distribute data evenly and prevent hot partitions.
• Calculate and optimize Request Unit (RU) consumption to drastically reduce monthly cloud costs.
• Write advanced SQL queries tailored specifically for nested JSON document models.
• Configure global distribution and manage replication latency across multiple Azure regions.
• Select the correct consistency level to balance application performance with data accuracy.
• Monitor database health, set up alerts, and troubleshoot Request Rate Too Large errors.
• Implement custom indexing policies to minimize query charges and speed up reads.