Item: Azure Cosmos DB
Rating: 9
Author: Niloofar Keshvari Nia

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for all large-scale projects, [like] our enterprise customers who need NoSQL database with Open APIs to run the fastest time response to develop advanced and modern applications. We recommended Azure Cosmos DB to anyone because it is so fast to read and write and very useful for very large volumes of data. It’s scalable instantly and automatically serverless database for any serious large business.

Pros and Cons

Scalable Instantly and automatically serverless database for any large scale business.
Quick access and response to data queries due to high speed in reading and writing data
Create a powerful digital experience for your customers with real-time offers and agile access to DB with super-fast analysis and comparison for best recommendation

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In many ways, the price should be more flexible according to the requested facilities, because the price is very expensive for startup companies.
It is not fully compatible with most common Streaming Analytics tools applications and developers should be worked on it

Return on Investment

High response speed in reading and writing data and real-time results multiplies the speed of action in all tasks
Save costs and access database results by reducing managed costs
Ability to build advanced applications and software easier in the shortest possible time

Alternatives Considered

OrientDB, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB Atlas and Google BigQuery

Because we often use Microsoft products for large corporate projects and other customer projects, and compatibility and integration are important to us, we used this platform, which in addition to very high security, has a very good response speed, also, building modern applications in this way has been much easier than competing platforms.

Key Insights

Do you think Azure Cosmos DB delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Azure Cosmos DB's feature set?

Yes

Did Azure Cosmos DB live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Azure Cosmos DB go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Azure Cosmos DB again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Azure Application Gateway, Azure App Service, Azure API Management, Azure Backup, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics (Azure SQL Data Warehouse), Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Access

Usability

It has very good compatibility and adaptability with other APIs and developers can safely create new apps because it is compatible with various tools and can be easily managed and run under the cloud, and in terms of security, it is one of the best of its kind, which is very powerful and excellent.

Support Rating

The support team is very responsive and we are generally satisfied with Microsoft support, in my opinion support team of a product and service is just as valuable as its quality and performance. Telephone answering, 24-hour hotline, email support and ticketing are excellent.

Likelihood to Recommend

NoSQL platforms are very useful when it comes to security, speed, accuracy, high accessibility with high read and write power. Everything is managed under the cloud and we have the various capabilities of Azure and support for Microsoft products with us. Flexibility in price and variety of features, as well as real-time results, are some of the popular [features] of this platform.

One of the safest and fastest NoSQL DataBase for creating high end apps

Overall Satisfaction with Azure Cosmos DB