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An Introduction and Tutorial for Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, JSON-based database delivered as a ‘Platform as a Service’ (PaaS) in Microsoft Azure. Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of Azure Cosmos DB. Find out more about this database and discover how to interact with it using tools, SDKs, and APIs.
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Can We Trust the Cloud Not to Fail?
I will start with the theory behind failure detection, and then review a couple of real-world examples of how the mechanism works in a real cloud - on Azure. Even though this article includes real-world applications of failure detection within Azure, the same notions could also apply to GCP, AWS, or any other distributed system.