Mark Brown

I work on the Azure Cosmos DB team. ❤️ Distributed systems and databases. Helping developers design for infinite scale.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

Hey @AlaskaAir not sure why but it's very difficult to access your site when I'm outside the US. Some countries in Asia in particular.

You may want to let your IT folks know you fly outside the US now. 🙂

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

I just realized I haven't opened Visual Studio in nearly two years. In fact, I haven't really done much C# in the last two years either. It's mostly been Python.

So, I uninstalled VS. Felt weird to do it.

And yes, I still work at Microsoft.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

Deleted my @Uber account. I don't know what happened to this company but the way they treat their customers is horrendous.

Hello @lyft and @Waymo As long as you don't pick up the wrong passenger then blame me for it and charge me a cancellation fee we'll be fine 🙂

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@Uber_Support I cannot DM you because when I click Accept here nothing happens. Please send me another DM request.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

Hey @Uber_Support why is it so hard to reach your support folks on your app? I had a prebooked ride at airport. Driver picked up someone else leaving me to book another trip and pay a ton more for it. I need you to fix this. Not cool to pay more + cancel fees.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@Uber_Support I am beyond frustrated here. It seems clear your driver is trying to cover his mistake. What's worse is how you've handled this situation. It feels like fraud if I prebook at one price then the driver messed up, leaving me with paying extra AND cancel fees. Seems criminal to me.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@Uber_Support I got a response from your support that essentially is calling me a liar, saying that we were both at the pickup then closed the ticket. I can't respond to it. I was definitely there but someone got into my ride before I could get there and then the driver took off.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@Uber_Support Please send me another DM request

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

Hey @Uber why is it so hard to reach your support folks? I had a prebooked ride at airport. Driver picked up someone else leaving me to book another trip and pay a ton more for it. I need you to fix this. Not cool to pay more or cancel fees.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

I realize this goes without repeating but Pete Hegseth sounds like an idiot every single time he speaks.

I would be embarrassed to ever show my face if I were him.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

12 years ago today, on this boat sailing around Stockholm Harbor, Global Azure Bootcamp was born.

[Microsoft Azure Developers @MSAzureDev]

Cosmos DB now runs natively in Microsoft Fabric! Blend NoSQL + SQL, stream real-time analytics into OneLake, and power BI with Copilot—all in one unified platform.

#CloudData meets #MicrosoftFabric 🧠
Learn more. 🔗 https://t.co/MbSKQHhrqr

[Azure Cosmos DB @AzureCosmosDB]

🚀 Improve your #AzureCosmosDB query performance with Global Secondary Indexes!

GSIs let you run efficient queries across different partition keys—no manual sync, no heavy lifting.

🎥 Watch Mark Brown (@markjbrown) & Justine Cocchi explain: https://t.co/965PJ4FeZ7
#NoSQL #MicrosoftBuild

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@jeffwilcox @davidfowl LOL 🤣

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@MadhuGilla Thank you. More episodes coming this Summer.

[GPS @madebygps]

Looking for something new to learn? Python + Azure Cosmos DB might be your next move. With AI everywhere, data skills are more critical than ever. Your AI app can only be as good as your data.

Just released a 5-part series covering the fundamentals you actually need:

Data modeling: https://t.co/giLZX1Urkt
Client configuration: https://t.co/AzBs3F6yyi
Async operations: https://t.co/VFZAmX5OSx
Batch operations: https://t.co/PXPtD4lbsJ
Error handling & logging: https://t.co/mG0mfP9p8V

Everything's wrapped up in a template you can deploy immediately (or take apart for the bits you need): https://t.co/Pyc4SLU76P

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@AlaskaAir Yes, mobile app has same issue. Will DM you.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@AlaskaAir is your site having issues? Getting persistent HTTP 406 errors.

[Mark Brown @markjbrown]

@AlaskaAir Yes, both. Issue persists.