AZ-204 Quiz

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Cosmos DB (1 / 62):

You are designing an application that will use Azure Cosmos DB as its data store. The application will have several containers, each storing different types of data, but none of the containers are expected to have a high volume of read and write operations. You want to optimize costs while ensuring that all containers have enough throughput. Which of the following strategies would be the most cost-effective?

Assign dedicated throughput to each container individually, ensuring each has enough to handle its expected load.
Assign shared throughput at the database level, allowing all containers to draw from a common pool of throughput.
Assign dedicated throughput at the database level, ensuring the entire database has enough to handle its expected load.
Assign shared throughput to each container individually, allowing each to draw from its own pool of throughput.

Answer:

Shared throughput in Azure Cosmos DB is specified at the database level and then shared among all containers within the database. This is ideal for scenarios where you have multiple containers that do not require a high volume of operations and you want to optimize costs.
Dedicated throughput is specified at the container (not at dayabase level) level and would be more expensive for a scenario where the containers do not have a high volume of operations.
Shared throughput is not assigned at the container level but at the database level.

Exam revision: April 11, 2025