Enable Subscription Access for Data Export + Cost Optimization for Cosmos DB

ISSUE SUMMARY

Subscription is disabled, blocking application development. Need temporary re-enablement to export Cosmos DB data and cost optimization guidance.

BUSINESS IMPACT

• Development blocked due to disabled subscription
• Current cost ₹13,600/month for 35 containers
• Need to reduce to ₹2,500-4,000/month for 100+ containers (70-80% reduction)
• Production deployment timeline affected

CURRENT STATE

• Subscription: Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription – MPN
• Cosmos DB: air-cosmos-prod-db (West US 2)
• Containers: 35+
• Throughput Model: Provisioned (per-container)
• Resource Group: air_rg

REQUEST 1: Temporary Subscription Re-enablement

Duration: 2-3 hours

Purpose: Export all containers to JSON for migration

After export, disable again to stop charges

REQUEST 2: Cost Optimization Recommendation

Current: ₹13,600/month for 35 containers

Target: Support 100+ containers at ₹2,500-4,000/month

Questions:

1. Is Serverless Cosmos DB suitable? Container limits? Monthly cost estimate?
2. Is Shared Throughput better? One database with 400 RU/s for 100+ containers? Cost estimate?
3. Which is cheapest: Serverless vs Shared vs PostgreSQL?
4. Best practices for bulk data migration between Cosmos DB accounts?

REQUEST 3: Migration Strategy

• Should we migrate to Serverless, Shared, or PostgreSQL?
• What Azure tools automate container migration?
• Estimated timeline and cost for migration?