MEAPSA

Implement a non-relational data model

Identify an application’s key access patterns. Define the entities’ data model, along with containers to store the data with a partition key that will result in an efficient and scalable data store for the application.

Developer

Cosmos DB

Module Objectives

In this module, you will:

Determine access patterns for data.
Apply data model and partitioning strategies to support an efficient and scalable NoSQL database.

Units

Introduction min
What's the difference between NoSQL and relational databases? min
Identify access patterns for your app min
When to embed or reference data min
Exercise: Measure performance for customer entities min
Choose a partition key min
Model small lookup entities min
Knowledge check min
Summary min

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Azure Cosmos DB concepts, like databases, containers, documents, and throughput in Request Units per second (RU/s)
Familiarity with using Azure Cosmos DB resources and data in the Azure portal, like using Data Explorer, running queries, and viewing query stats