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Announcing: Glowroot support for Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API

November 10, 2021 Nov 10, 2021 11/10/21

Iria Osara

We are excited to announce that Azure Cosmos DB now has GA support for Glowroot for its Cassandra API. This allows users of Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API to get all the benefits of using Glowroot. While for Glowroot users an additional benefit of having fully managed Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API.

New developer productivity, cost-savings, and advanced analytics features announced at Microsoft Ignite

November 2, 2021 Nov 2, 2021 11/2/21

Nikisha Reyes-Grange

New features and capabilities for Azure Cosmos DB were announced today at Microsoft Ignite (November 2021). Read on for highlights and the schedule of events.

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

May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Aria Jelinek

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

Cassandra API Recommendations for Java

May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 05/10/21

Theo van Kraay

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.

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...

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

December 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 12/14/20

Abhishek Gupta

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 ...

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.

Build fault tolerant applications with Cassandra API for Azure Cosmos DB

September 10, 2020 Sep 10, 2020 09/10/20

Abhishek Gupta

Step-by-step guidance about how to build fault tolerant applications using the Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API with a custom retry policy for 429 errors.

Now in preview: Use the native Cassandra shell on Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API!

May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020 05/15/20

Theo van Kraay

We have released support to run the native Cassandra shell (CQLSH) v5.0.1 on the Data Explorer for Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API accounts!

Announcing: Change Feed support for Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API

December 2, 2019 Dec 2, 2019 12/2/19

Theo van Kraay

Azure Cosmos DB now has GA support for Change Feed for its Cassandra API. This now allows users of Azure Cosmos DB's Cassandra API to get the same great advantages of using Change Feed as enjoyed by users of SQL (Core) API and MongoDB API. What is Change Feed? Azure Cosmos DB's Change Feed is a persistent log of documents within a container...

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