AZ-305 · Question 28 · Domain 2.4: Non-Relational Data Storage
You are designing an Azure Cosmos DB database for an IoT application that tracks vehicle telemetry.
The database will store millions of documents per day. You need to select a partition key. The most common query will retrieve all telemetry for a specific vehicle on a specific date.
Which TWO characteristics describe a good partition key for this workload? (Select TWO)
You are designing an Azure Cosmos DB database for an IoT application that tracks vehicle telemetry.
The database will store millions of documents per day. You need to select a partition key. The most common query will retrieve all telemetry for a specific vehicle on a specific date.
Which TWO characteristics describe a good partition key for this workload? (Select TWO)
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It has a low cardinality (few distinct values).
It has a high cardinality (many distinct values).
It distributes storage and Request Units (RUs) evenly across logical partitions.
It frequently changes over the lifetime of the document.
It is omitted from the most common queries to save bandwidth.
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