Azure Cosmos DB introduces several new features to help you achieve the best database scalability and performance, including:
- Increased serverless container capacity to 1 TB (increased from 50 GB)
- Hierarchical partition keys
- Burst capacity for handling traffic spikes by taking advantage of unused throughput
- Partition merge to configure the optimal database partition layout
- Ability to redistribute throughput capacity across partitions for better performance
Learn more about increased serverless container capacity to 1 TB, hierarchical partition keys, burst capacity, partition merge, and the throughput redistribution API.