Joseph Sirosh, corporate vice president of Microsoft Data Group, described Azure Cosmos DB as “the industry’s first globally-distributed, multi-model database service,” in a May 10 blog post.

Cosmos DB marks Microsoft's full-on plunge into the world of NoSQL/non-relational databases. Built as the back-end database for Microsoft's own Web properties, it's available to the public as an ...

The Cosmos DB feels strongly enough about its engineering chops that it is also offering a number of SLAs that are somewhat unusual in the database space. While it’s typical to guarantee a ...

Azure Cosmos DB is the result of a seven-year project to create a database that’s designed for global reach and customer accountability, said Dharma Shukla, distinguished engineer at Microsoft ...

Cosmos DB is undoubtedly one of the most interesting products in Microsoft’s Azure portfolio. It’s a fully managed, globally distributed multi-model database that offers throughput guarantees ...

Microsoft debuted Azure Cosmos DB -- its globally distributed, multi-model database -- at Build 2017. Azure Cosmos DB was designed t be a superset of Microsoft's existing NoSQL Document DB database.