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Built-in security for every configuration Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore is designed with security as a foundational principle. Regardless of how your cluster is configured—whether it's a single-node deployment or a multi-shard architecture—your data is always encrypted at rest using the AES-256 cipher, one of the most trusted and widely adopte...

We are excited to announce the general availability (GA) of a highly requested capability in Azure Cosmos DB: the ability to migrate from serverless to provisioned throughput mode—without manual recreation, or downtime. This release builds on the momentum of our public preview and is now fully supported across all regions. Why it matters Azure...

Imagine your application is processing customer checkouts in real-time, while a background process synchronizes data for reporting. Suddenly, the seamless user experience falters because the sync job consumes more RU/s than anticipated.  Many teams face a common challenge: multiple workloads share the same container resources, yet each has diffe...

Microsoft Ignite 2024 took over the Windy City this week, bringing with it new technological innovation and exciting product announcements aplenty! If you missed the first day of the show, don't worry – we’ve got you covered with all the latest and greatest Azure Cosmos DB news. This year's event saw great enthusiasm and attendance at McCorm...

Calling all Azure Cosmos DB enthusiasts: Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2024 to learn all about how we’re empowering the next wave of AI innovation! Azure Cosmos DB will be featured in a robust lineup of sessions at Ignite. This premier event is perfect for enterprise architects, developers, and IT professionals eager to learn new skills and explore t...

Azure Cosmos DB powers some of the world’s most popular intelligent apps like ChatGPT. In a recent hackathon, Over 9,500 developers engaged with Azure Cosmos DB and Azure AI services, making it one of the most popular on Devpost, ranking in the top 0.2% of all Devpost hackathons.  Participants explored AI fundamentals and built their own AI appl...

Managing large amounts of data is exciting. As a dataset grows in complexity and size, finding efficient ways to sort and analyze this info becomes more important. Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer is a tool to query, review, and manage your data.  We’ve heard from your feedback in our NPS survey that there’s a need for more options to dive deeper into...

We are thrilled to introduce the Azure Cosmos DB Samples Gallery —your ultimate destination for top-tier Azure Cosmos DB samples, technical guidance, and content created by both Microsoft and the community, including Azure OpenAI samples.   Who is it for? Designed for developers and technical professionals, this gallery is an invaluable ...

We are excited to announce a significant enhancement to Azure Cosmos DB, bringing substantial cost savings and performance improvements to our users. The new binary encoding feature is now available for new containers and will soon be available for existing ones. What is Binary Encoding? Binary encoding converts JSON or other text-based data form...

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud services, Azure Cosmos DB made a notable advancement a few years ago by introducing a dedicated free tier. Today, we're thrilled to extend this remarkable feature to Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore, empowering our users to unlock the full potential of this platform without any financial commitments. So, ...