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Hi<br />
I have been developing solutions in ASP.net using SQL as the backend. I am intrigued to find out what DocumentDB is and whether it &nbsp;can add value in building solutions. What exactly is it used for and how might it benefit an Azure cloud solution?
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Hi
I have been developing solutions in ASP.net using SQL as the backend. I am intrigued to find out what DocumentDB is and whether it  can add value in building solutions. What exactly is it used for and how might it benefit an Azure cloud solution?

Azure SQl vs DocumentDB

SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through datacenters. It provides both platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) services and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Cloud Services is a PaaS environment and can be used to create scalable applications and services; there are specific software development kits (SDKs) provided by Microsoft for Python, Java, Node.js and .NET. Azure also has file and storage services, data management, analytics and DNS services.