What does it mean that Azure Cosmos DB is multi-model?

Question

Looking at the new Azure cosmos database, I\'m a bit confused about the multi-model nature of it. Specifically, does it mean:

a) That the same underlying database/store

Answer 1

Multimodel means your data can be stored in a number of different ways. Currently, CosmosDB stores 4 different types of data and it allows you to integrate with an API and build out a user experience around these database storage types. The 4 types are Document DB or Mongo DB, Graph Database, Key Value Paire, and Wide Column or Column Family.