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In this episode of the Azure Essentials Show, Aaron Stark and Marko Hotti delve into the transformative capabilities of Azure Cosmos DB for AI app development. In this video, you will learn about:
• Azure Cosmos DB Overview: Discover how Azure Cosmos DB simplifies modern development by allowing developers to define data models directly in their application code using a flexible JSON format.
• Performance and Scalability: Understand how Azure Cosmos DB automatically distributes resources to provide exceptional performance, dynamic scalability, high availability, and low latency service level agreements.
• Serverless Option: Learn about the cost-saving benefits of starting with a serverless option and scaling automatically as needs grow.
• AI Application Integration: Explore how Azure Cosmos DB addresses unique data challenges in AI applications, particularly chatbots, by enabling seamless integration of vector search capabilities within a unified database.
• Real-time Data Ingestion and Querying: Gain insights into the importance of real-time data for AI apps and how Azure Cosmos DB supports this critical feature.
• Developer Resources: Find out about valuable resources such as the developer guide for Azure Cosmos DB, tailored for different types of developers, and the comprehensive learning path on Microsoft Learn.
Join us to learn how Azure Cosmos DB is revolutionizing AI app development and get access to practical resources to start building your own intelligent solutions.
Resources
• Learn how to build a GenAI app with Azure Cosmos DB https://aka.ms/ADAI_DevStartPlan
• Azure Cosmos DB Developer Guides https://aka.ms/CosmosDevGuides
• Cosmos DB Conf 2025 https://aka.ms/AzureCosmosDBConf
• Explore more Azure Essentials resources! https://azure.com/AzureEssentials
Related episodes
• Azure Cosmos DB AI Developer Guide https://aka.ms/azenable/159
• Build Intelligent Apps on Azure https://aka.ms/AzEssentials/195
Connect
• Aaron Stark https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-kiyaani-mcclary-b71009106/
• Marko Hotti https://www.linkedin.com/in/marko-hotti-7656574/
Chapters
0:00 In this episode
0:27 Introduction
0:42 Overview of Azure Cosmos DB
1:16 Performance and Scalability
2:11 Data challenges
3:12 Seamless integration
3:38 Start for free
4:08 Developer Guide
4:40 Support for Mongo DB
5:13 Structured learning
5:59 Check out GitHub
6:15 Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2025 Read More Microsoft Developer
