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Introducing Text Indexes in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

In the realm of modern databases, efficient querying of text-based data is pivotal to deliver smooth user experiences and provide valuable insights from textual content. To address this need, Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore now offers text indexing. In this blog, we'll delve into the ins and outs of text indexes in Azure Cosmos DB for ...

Introducing Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

We are thrilled to announce the release of Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore, which will be showcased at Microsoft Build. This innovative feature opens a world of new opportunities for building intelligent AI-powered applications and makes Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore the first among MongoDB-compatible offerings to ...

Open-source developers rejoice! 🙌 PostgreSQL support and MongoDB enhancements announced at Ignite 2022

Microsoft Ignite 2022 kicked off with great news for fans of Azure Cosmos DB and open-source databases. In this morning's keynote address, CEO Satya Nadella announced the introduction of Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL. This new, generally available feature offers support for native, open-source PostgreSQL. It gives developers the scalability, ...

Bigger and more secure: new features for Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

During Microsoft Ignite 2022, we announced new, generally available (GA) features in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB that enhance security, auditability, and document size flexibility. 🔒 Role based access control (RBAC) allows you to authorize your data requests with a fine-grained, collection-level role-based permission model to improve ...

Upgrade your server version from 3.2 to 3.6 for Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB

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. ...

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

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...