Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Introducing the LIKE keyword in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderJanuary 21, 2021Jan 21, 202101/21/21

You can now use the LIKE keyword to do text searches in Azure Cosmos DB SQL (core) API! By including the LIKE keyword in a WHERE clause, you can search for specific string patterns.

Understanding how to query arrays in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderDecember 17, 2020Dec 17, 202012/17/20

This blog is the final part of a series of blogs where we’ll demystify commonly confused concepts for developers learning how to query data using Azure Cosmos DB. Today, we’ll walk through tips and tricks for querying arrays.

How Walmart, ASOS, and Chipotle power real-time ecommerce at scale with Azure Cosmos DB

Nikisha Reyes-GrangeDecember 15, 2020Dec 15, 202012/15/20

Product recommendations, shopping carts, real-time personalization, and more are brought to life with Azure Cosmos DB. See how leading retailers ASOS.com, Walmart, and Chipotle power scalable eCommerce solutions around the world. Plus, find code samples, architecture diagrams, and other resources to build your own innovation solution.

Integrating Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API with Apache Kafka using Kafka Connect

Abhishek GuptaDecember 14, 2020Dec 14, 202012/14/20

Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API is a fully managed cloud service that is compatible with Cassandra Query Language (CQL) v3.11 API. It has no operational overhead and you can benefit from all the underlying Azure Cosmos DB capabilities such as global distribution, automatic scale out partitioning, availability and latency guarantees, encryption ...

New in documentation for December 2020

Nikisha Reyes-GrangeDecember 10, 2020Dec 10, 202012/10/20

A guide to the most recent Azure Cosmos DB technical documentation updates for December 2020.

Managing indexing through the Azure Portal in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB

Tim SanderDecember 7, 2020Dec 7, 202012/7/20

In this blog, we’ll cover how to add and remove indexes using the new indexing policy editor. We’ll also highlight the differences in best practices for indexing in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB and native MongoDB.

Long-term backup with Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB

Emmanuel DeletangDecember 3, 2020Dec 3, 202012/3/20

Retain long-term backups or query backups using Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB, with these step-by-step instructions.

Understanding the difference between null and undefined in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderNovember 25, 2020Nov 25, 202011/25/20

This blog is part two of a series of three blogs where we’ll demystify commonly confused concepts for developers learning how to query in the SQL (core) API in Azure Cosmos DB. We’ll look at the difference between null and undefined values.

Creating Mobile Applications with Azure Cosmos DB and React Native

Jason AmosNovember 19, 2020Nov 19, 202011/19/20

A step-by-step guide to building a mobile application with Azure Cosmos DB and React Native.

Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API serverless now in preview!

Theo van KraayNovember 12, 2020Nov 12, 202011/12/20

Azure Cosmos DB serverless is now available for the Cassandra API. Get an overview of this new option, a walk-through on getting started, and tips for choosing between serverless and provisioned throughput for your database operations.