This document introduces Azure Cosmos DB, a globally distributed, massively scalable, multi-model database service. It provides elastic scale, global distribution that automatically replicates data worldwide, supports multiple data models and APIs, offers five consistency levels, and guarantees low single-digit millisecond latency at the 99th percentile from the nearest region. It also includes financially backed SLAs and enterprise-level security and compliance features. The document demonstrates Azure Cosmos DB's capabilities through examples of its use by companies for applications requiring high throughput, low latency access to globally distributed data, like connected vehicles, e-commerce, and gaming.