Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Seamlessly transfer Kafka data with the new Azure Cosmos DB connector

Nikisha Reyes-Grange March 18, 2021 Mar 18, 2021 03/18/21

Enable smooth data transfers between Apache Kafka and Azure Cosmos DB. New self-managed source and sink Azure Cosmos DB connectors for Kafka Connect are available now and can be downloaded from Confluent Hub or on GitHub.

MongoDB 3.6 lives on in Azure Cosmos DB

Gahl Levy March 18, 2021 Mar 18, 2021 03/18/21

Worried about the upcoming MongoDB 3.6 retirement? Don't - Azure Cosmos DB continues to 3.6 and 3.2 support in the API for MongoDB 3.6 and 3.2 for all use cases.

Share your notebooks with Azure Cosmos DB public notebooks gallery

Deborah Chen March 4, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 03/4/21

We’re excited to announce two updates to our Azure Cosmos DB notebooks preview. Notebooks are now available in 29 regions, and with the new public gallery, publish and share your notebooks with the broader Azure Cosmos DB community

Announced at Ignite: new Cassandra and MongoDB capabilities, real-time analytics, enhanced security, and more

Nikisha Reyes-Grange March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

New features and capabilities for Azure Cosmos DB were announced today at Microsoft Ignite. Read on for highlights and the schedule of events.

Continuous backup with point in time restore now in preview

Govind Kanshi March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

Azure Cosmos DB now offers continuous backup with point-in-time restore capabilities. This feature can help to recover your database from accidental delete of accounts, containers or mutation of data. The restore can be accomplished through a wide area of tools available on the platform.

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB v4.0 Is Here – Three Reasons to Upgrade Now

Gahl Levy March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

Announced at Microsoft Ignite, Azure Cosmos DB API for Mongo DB v4.0 is now generally available! Discover exciting new features like multi-document transactions, explore upgrade options, and learn about the top three reasons you should upgrade now.

Role-based access control with Azure AD now in preview

Thomas Weiss March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

Role-based access controls are now in public preview for Azure Cosmos DB Core (SQL) API. They offer fine-grained control over permissions and add a new layer of security to your databases.

Now in preview: Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

Theo van Kraay March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

Today at Microsoft Ignite, we announced Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra in public preview. Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra provides the ability to provision managed native Apache Cassandra clusters, with automated deployment and scaling operations, accelerating hybrid scenarios and reducing ongoing maintenance. Why...

Announcing: Azure Cosmos DB Conf, a free online developer event

Mark Brown February 19, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 02/19/21

We are really excited to announce Azure Cosmos DB Conf, April 20-21, 2021. This is our very first virtual conference dedicated to Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft's fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale. This free event is being organized in collaboration with the Azure Cosmos DB community, and sessions will be delivered by community ...

New ways to use composite indexes in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim Sander February 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 02/16/21

You can now use composite indexes in Azure Cosmos DB to optimize additional cases of the most common inefficient queries! Anytime you have a slow or high RU query, you should first consider whether the query can be optimized with a composite index.