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

Dinnemidi Ananda Kumar 140 Reputation points
2026-07-02T04:42:27.0333333+00:00

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?
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB

An Azure NoSQL database service for app development.

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