Modernizing Data Workloads AZ DocumentDB: A Guide for SQL & MongoDB Developers
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Azure DocumentDB brings a flexible, open-source MongoDB-compatible document database that is actually compatible with other cloud providers.
In this 50-minute session, we’ll unpack Azure DocumentDB from the perspective of a SQL and MongoDB professional. You’ll learn
- how DocumentDB’s architecture works including its Postgres foundation and MongoDB wire-protocol compatibility
- how its JSON document model compares to relational data design
- where transactions, indexing, and consistency behave differently or same as SQL Server.
- scaling, global distribution, security, and indexing strategies.
We’ll walk step-by-step from familiar T-SQL concepts into the DocumentDB world: inserting schema-free documents, querying with MongoDB operators, tuning performance with indexes and the Index Advisor, and scaling a cluster in the Azure Portal. We’ll also compare DocumentDB to MongoDB and discuss if/when DocumentDB is the better operational choice on Azure (and other clouds).
Whether you're supporting enterprise SQL workloads, considering NoSQL for new microservices, or evaluating MongoDB alternatives, this session will give you a practical mental model, concrete examples, and a clear understanding of how (and when) to use Azure DocumentDB effectively.