Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB in the cloud – now easier than ever

Gahl Levy May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 05/27/21

On the Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB team, we’ve worked hard to make many improvements in the Azure portal to make the API for MongoDB easy and obvious to use for MongoDB developers.

Announced at Build: new capabilities for data security and workload optimization

Aria Jelinek May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Read on for Azure Cosmos DB updates at Microsoft Build 2021, including enhanced control, security, cost savings and speed.

Announced at Build: new options to build and test apps at any scale

Aria Jelinek May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Read on Azure Cosmos DB updates at Microsoft Build 2021, including the GA of serverless, expansion of the free tier and NEW Linux emulator.

Using Spark 3 connector for Cosmos DB SQL API with Azure Databricks

Iranga Subasinghe May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021 05/18/21

In this blog post, we show how to use the Spark 3 OLTP connector for Cosmos DB Core (SQL) API with Azure Databricks workspace and explains how the Catalog API is being used. Also, explores the differences between the partitioning strategies when reading the data from Cosmos DB.

Cassandra API Recommendations for Java

Theo van Kraay May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 05/10/21

Check out the latest recommendations for using Java V4 Cassandra Driver with Azure Cosmos DB's Cassandra API. We've created a custom Java extension that you can implement without any code changes, for a better overall experience.

Improve your Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK initialization

Matias Quaranta April 23, 2021 Apr 23, 2021 04/23/21

In this post, learn about the ways you can initialize your Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK client to avoid latency spikes in your first operations.

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.