In this episode of Azure Friday, Kirill Gavrylyuk joins Scott Hanselman to go over two important updates to Azure Cosmos DB: Free Tier and Autopilot. Free Tier enables you to run small applications using Azure Cosmos DB free of charge for as long as you like. Autopilot enables developers to only pay for the Azure Cosmos DB usage they need and not worry about predicting throughput.
[0:02:10] – Autopilot mode demo
[0:09:48] – Free Tier
- Optimize development and testing cost in Azure Cosmos DB
- Create Azure Cosmos containers and databases in autopilot mode (Preview)
- Frequently asked questions about provisioned throughput in Azure Cosmos DB autopilot mode (Preview)
- Azure Cosmos DB overview
- Create a free account (Azure)
Source: Channel 9
Resources
- Azure Friday – https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday
- Free Azure Account – https://aka.ms/cldntvshw/freeazure
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