Question

What are the two options to distribute data to millions of users around the world and which one is
better in terms of services and scalability?

Answer 1

The two options to distribute data to millions of users around the world are

1. Azure Cosmos DB
2. Amazon DynamoDB

Azure Cosmos DB

• Azure Cosmos DB is a database service that is distributed globally.
• Developed by Microsoft
• Azure Cosmos DB allows you to manage your data even if you keep them in data centers that are scattered throughout the world.
• It uses five different consistency levels.
• Very low latency is guaranteed in Azure Cosmos DB that is less than 10 milliseconds for reading data and less than 15 milliseconds for writing data.
• Pricing of Azure Cosmos DB is based on the storage used and data throughput.

Amazon DynamoDB

• Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service that allows the creating of database tables that can store and retrieve any amount of data.
• Developed by Amazon.
• Amazon DynamoDB is a database that delivers very high performance at any scale.
• Many of the world's fastest-growing businesses depend on the scale and performance of DynamoDB.
• Benefits of Amazon DynamoDB are

1. Managed service
2. Scalable
3. Fast
4. Durable and highly available
5. Cost-effective

So Amazon DynamoDB is better in terms of services and scalability