Estefani Arroyo joins Scott Hanselman to talk about and demo Azure Cosmos DB desktop tools for developing, querying, and testing your applications. The Azure Cosmos DB Linux Emulator provides a high-fidelity emulation of the Azure Cosmos DB service. The Azure Data Studio Cosmos DB API for Mongo DB extension enables you to connect to your Mongo resources and query your data using the mongo shell. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Emulator configuration options 02:20 - Emulator pre-requisites 04:36 - Adding certificates 07:20 - Azure Cosmos DB emulator 08:31 - Querying data 09:27 - Python sample app to try it 10:30 - Visualizing data with Azure Data Studio 12:26 - Mongo shell 15:13 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Install and use the Azure Cosmos DB Emulator for local development and testing Run the emulator on Docker for Linux (Preview) Create a Pay-as-You-Go account (Azure) Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday