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 ...

With Cosmos DB, Microsoft offers multiple consistency models in the same database, so the choice of model can be a function of the workload rather than the product.

Microsoft emphasized speed and ease of development in announcements for Power Apps, Power BI, and Cosmos DB at Microsoft Build.