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

Tim SanderDecember 7, 2020Dec 7, 202012/7/20

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 DeletangDecember 3, 2020Dec 3, 202012/3/20

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 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.

Leverage your MongoDB skills on Azure Cosmos DB

Collin BrianOctober 27, 2020Oct 27, 202010/27/20

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-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. ...

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.

Build 2020 Recap: What’s new in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB?

Luis BosquezJune 2, 2020Jun 2, 202006/2/20

Get a run down of all the BUILD 2020 announcements for the Cosmos DB API for MongoDB.

Getting started with Azure Cosmos DB using API for MongoDB and Rust

Gurpreet SinghApril 29, 2020Apr 29, 202004/29/20

Rust is becoming increasingly popular both externally and internally at Microsoft due to its performance and safety, especially safe concurrency. In this tutorial, we are going to be writing a Rust application to perform create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations on data using Azure Cosmos DB's API for MongoDB. Prerequisites...

Native Mongo shell on Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB now in preview

Luis BosquezMarch 19, 2020Mar 19, 202003/19/20

We are happy to announce the preview release for native Mongo shell v3.6.8 on the Data Explorer for Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB! This will provide you with the native Mongo shell capabilities for database management and CRUD operations. This is available in your Data Explorer either in the Azure Portal or in its stand-alone version...

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