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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.

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.

Continuous backup with point in time restore now in preview

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

Azure Cosmos DB now offers continuous backup with point-in-time restore capabilities. This feature can help to recover your database from accidental delete of accounts, containers or mutation of data. The restore can be accomplished through a wide area of tools available on the platform.

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB v4.0 Is Here – Three Reasons to Upgrade Now

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

Announced at Microsoft Ignite, Azure Cosmos DB API for Mongo DB v4.0 is now generally available! Discover exciting new features like multi-document transactions, explore upgrade options, and learn about the top three reasons you should upgrade now.

Managing indexing through the Azure Portal in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB

Tim Sander December 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 12/7/20

In this blog, we’ll cover how to add and remove indexes using the new indexing policy editor. We’ll also highlight the differences in best practices for indexing in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB and native MongoDB.

Long-term backup with Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB

Emmanuel Deletang December 3, 2020 Dec 3, 2020 12/3/20

Retain long-term backups or query backups using Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB, with these step-by-step instructions.

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

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

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.

Leverage your MongoDB skills on Azure Cosmos DB

Collin Brian October 27, 2020 Oct 27, 2020 10/27/20

Learn how you can benefit by using your MongoDB skills on Azure Cosmos DB with the API for MongoDB.

Ignite 2020: New serverless and analytics capabilities announced

Nikisha Reyes-Grange September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

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

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. ...

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