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title: "Optimizing database performance: Changing partition keys of a container in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL API (preview)"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/optimizing-database-performance-changing-partition-keys-of-a-container-in-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql-tovob5xqz
source_url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/optimizing-database-performance-changing-partition-keys-of-a-container-in-azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql-api-preview
type: article
source: "DevBlogs"
published: 2024-03-27T14:06:08.961Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:06:08.895Z
tags: ["azure-cosmos-db"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# Optimizing database performance: Changing partition keys of a container in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL API (preview)

**[DevBlogs](https://daily.dev/sources/devblogs)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to optimize database performance in Azure Cosmos DB by changing partition keys. Understand the challenges with partition keys and discover a new feature in the Azure Portal that simplifies the process. Monitor the progress of the partition key change and consider important considerations before using the feature.

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