API for MongoDB

Use Indexes for blazing-fast queries on your API for MongoDB Data

Gahl Levy October 6, 2021 Oct 6, 2021 10/6/21

What’s better than faster queries – how about an order of magnitude faster queries? That’s what indexes do in the API for MongoDB. Let’s dive into the three things that are most important for MongoDB developers to know about indexing when building their applications on the API for MongoDB.

Planning Azure Cosmos DB capacity using vCores, vCPUs, and request rates

Andy Feldman September 28, 2021 Sep 28, 2021 09/28/21

How to use the information you know about your database clusters to estimate the provisioned throughput request units you'll need when migrating NoSQL data to Azure Cosmos DB and avoid over-provisioning or overpaying

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB in the cloud – now easier than ever

Gahl Levy May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 05/27/21

On the Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB team, we’ve worked hard to make many improvements in the Azure portal to make the API for MongoDB easy and obvious to use for MongoDB developers.

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

Aria Jelinek May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

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

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.

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.

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