Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Change Feed – Unsung Hero of Azure Cosmos DB

Lenni LobelJuly 2, 2020Jul 2, 202007/2/20

One of the most overlooked capabilities in Azure Cosmos DB is its change feed. This little gem sits quietly behind every container in your database, watches for changes, and maintains a persistent record of them in the order they occur. Discover use cases and tips for using this powerful feature.

Data Modeling and Partitioning for Relational Workloads

Lenni LobelJune 30, 2020Jun 30, 202006/30/20

As a NoSQL database, Azure Cosmos DB requires you think about data modeling in new ways. In this post, we’ll use a familiar real-world relational data model and refactor it as a non-relational data model for Azure Cosmos DB.

New Azure Cosmos DB PowerShell features for greater enterprise manageability

Patrick El-AzemJune 25, 2020Jun 25, 202006/25/20

Learn about the new PowerShell cmdlets available in Az.CosmosDB available now in public preview.

Wildcard indexes in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB

Tim SanderJune 24, 2020Jun 24, 202006/24/20

With our latest service update, you can now create wildcard indexes in accounts that use Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB. Wildcard indexes are a popular feature in MongoDB 4.2 that allow you to index many properties without enumerating each one.

Azure Cosmos DB for AI Engineers

Rodrigo SouzaJune 23, 2020Jun 23, 202006/23/20

Learn how AI Engineers can use Azure Cosmos DB for AI Applications.

TLS 1.2 enforcement on Azure Cosmos DB

Thomas WeissJune 17, 2020Jun 17, 202006/17/20

Azure Cosmos DB will start enforcing Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 starting July 29th, 2020.

New string function performance improvements and case-insensitive search

Tim SanderJune 15, 2020Jun 15, 202006/15/20

Azure Cosmos DB now supports case-insensitive Contains, StartsWith, EndsWith, and StringEquals. Additionally, both Contains and EndsWith have had significant performance improvements. You can now store string data in Azure Cosmos DB without having to worry about matching the case in the query.