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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.

Now in preview – Support for Synapse SQL serverless in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB

Ramnandan KrishnamurthyOctober 28, 2020Oct 28, 202010/28/20

Azure Synapse Link now supports querying Azure Cosmos DB data using Synapse SQL serverless. This capability, available in public preview, allows you to use familiar analytical T-SQL queries and build powerful near real-time BI dashboards on Azure Cosmos DB data.

Azure Cosmos DB Repository .NET SDK v.1.0.4

David PineOctober 7, 2020Oct 7, 202010/7/20

David Pine shares the unofficial Azure Cosmos DB Repository .NET SDK. The repository SDK aims to simplify the consumption of Azure Cosmos DB by abstracting away some of the complexities of the existing .NET SDK and exposes a modern generic repository pattern-based interface.

New date and time system functions in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderOctober 1, 2020Oct 1, 202010/1/20

Learn about new system functions for working with dates and times in Azure Cosmos DB

Ignite 2020: New serverless and analytics capabilities announced

Nikisha Reyes-GrangeSeptember 22, 2020Sep 22, 202009/22/20

Today, at Microsoft Ignite 2020, we announced new ways to run serverless workloads and bring the power of Azure Synapse Analytics to operational data in Azure Cosmos DB. These capabilities offer new possibilities for NoSQL developers and data analysts to power applications at any size or scale – from dev/test to production. You can explore ...

Upgrade your server version from 3.2 to 3.6 for Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB

Luis BosquezSeptember 11, 2020Sep 11, 202009/11/20

You can now upgrade your applicable MongoDB account to the latest version by using our automatic database upgrade process. The upgrade process doesn't interrupt the availability of your account and it doesn't consume RU/s or decrease the capacity of the database at any point. No existing data or indexes will be affected by this process. ...

Azure Cosmos DB serverless now in preview

Thomas WeissAugust 19, 2020Aug 19, 202008/19/20

Azure Cosmos DB serverless is a new consumption-based offer that requires no capacity management. It bills only for the Request Units used by database operations and provides a lower entry price for development, testing and small applications with light traffic.

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.

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