Announcements

Now in preview: Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

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

Theo van Kraay

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

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

Mark Brown

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 ...

Creating Mobile Applications with Azure Cosmos DB and React Native

November 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 11/19/20

Jason Amos

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!

November 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 11/12/20

Theo van Kraay

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

October 28, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 10/28/20

Ramnandan Krishnamurthy

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

October 7, 2020 Oct 7, 2020 10/7/20

David Pine

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

October 1, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 10/1/20

Tim Sander

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

Ignite 2020: New serverless and analytics capabilities announced

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

Nikisha Reyes-Grange

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

September 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020 09/11/20

Luis Bosquez

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

August 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 08/19/20

Thomas Weiss

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.

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