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Apr 25, 2025
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Getting Started with Azure Cosmos DB Using the Python SDK

Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza
Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza

If you're new to Azure Cosmos DB and looking to build applications with Python, you're in the right place. I’ve created a four-part video series designed to take you from the basics to practical, real-world querying techniques—no prior experience required. Whether you’re setting up your first database, learning how to model your data, or optimizing...

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Apr 24, 2025
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Fast, Accurate, and Affordable: Sharded DiskANN for Multitenant Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB

James Codella Shivam Atri Haiyang Xu
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Shivam,
Haiyang

Introduction Azure Cosmos DB now includes Sharded DiskANN, a powerful capability that optimized for large-scale multitenant apps by splitting a DiskANN index into smaller, more performant pieces. When you specify a VectorIndexShardKey in your container’s indexing policy, Azure Cosmos DB creates multiple DiskANN indexes, one for each unique value o...

Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQLAI
Apr 21, 2025
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Azure Cosmos DB with DiskANN Part 2: Scaling to 1 Billion Vectors with <100ms Search Latency

James Codella Haiyang Xu Harsha Simhadri
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Haiyang,
Harsha

Introduction In the first part of our series on Azure Cosmos DB Vector Search with DiskANN, we explored the fundamentals of vector indexing and search capabilities using Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL and demonstrated a few early performance and cost characteristics. In Part 2, we’ll demonstrate how to scale to 1 billion vector datasets, while maintain...

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Apr 14, 2025
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Introducing Region Selection in Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer for NoSQL Accounts

Meredith Moore Craig
Meredith,
Craig

You asked—we delivered! Users can now manually select the region Data Explorer sends requests to! When you use Entra Authentication with NoSQL accounts, you can now enable the Region Selection option in settings. This new capability gives you precise control over where your requests are sent, helping you test, troubleshoot, and optimize performance...

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Apr 10, 2025
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Getting insights from changes to items in Azure Cosmos DB just got easier!

Justine Cocchi
Justine Cocchi

Azure Cosmos DB’s change feed provides a view of changes to data in your container. This enables patterns like event sourcing, auditing and synchronizing downstream systems. Change feed can be read in real time or on demand, giving you the most flexibility for processing and reprocessing changes. Change feed is available in two modes, latest ver...

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Apr 9, 2025
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Unlock Real-Time Insights: Power BI Integration with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB Now in Public Preview!

Sajeetharan Sinnathurai
Sajeetharan Sinnathurai

We are excited to introduce Power BI integration for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB. This certified solution brings your operational data to life through real-time dashboards, directly in the Power BI interface that your analytics teams already love.  You can now connect Power BI Desktop directly to your vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for ...

Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
Mar 24, 2025
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Enable continuous backup for multi-region write account

Govind Kanshi
Govind Kanshi

Azure Cosmos DB already delivers 99.999% availability with multi-region write capability and continuous backup for point-in-time restores within a 7 or 30 day retention period. Now, we’re making it even better! Going forward - There are no special charges - the existing point in time charges for backup, restore and multi...

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Mar 17, 2025
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TLS 1.3 support in Azure Cosmos DB

Iria Osara
Iria Osara

This article follows announcement on a previous article that mentioned the end of support for Transport Security Layer (TLS) 1.0/1.1. TLS 1.3 is the latest version of the internet’s most deployed security protocol, which encrypts data to provide a secure communication channel between two endpoints. Microsoft has implemented updates to enable TLS...

AnnouncementsAzure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
Mar 12, 2025
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Effortless Scaling: Autoscale goes GA on vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

Sudhanshu Vishodia
Sudhanshu Vishodia

We’re thrilled to announce that Autoscale is now generally available (GA) for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB! Say goodbye to manual scaling and overprovisioning—Autoscale dynamically adjusts your database capacity in real time, ensuring peak performance exactly when you need it. Unlike traditional managed MongoDB solut...

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Mar 12, 2025
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Making MongoDB workloads more affordable with M10/M20 tiers in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB

Sudhanshu Vishodia
Sudhanshu Vishodia

vCore based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB is expanding its offerings with the new cost-effective M10 and M20 tiers for vCore-based deployments. These tiers lower the entry barrier for organizations adopting MongoDB within the Azure ecosystem, offering market-leading affordability while maintaining Azure's enterprise-grade reliability and features...

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