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Announcing New Lower Price Tier for Cloud Native Applications on Azure SQL

(image) Today we are announcing a new pricing tier for Azure SQL Database targeted at developers building cloud native applications. It is based on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale tier, which offers awesome cloud scalability with one of the lowest TCO in the industry. Azure SQL Database Hyperscale delivers outstanding performance and ...


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Integrated Vector Database in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore is Generally Available!

(image) We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that the integrated vector database is now officially available to all users of Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore. This groundbreaking feature paves the way for a multitude of fresh opportunities in the realm of secure and resilient AI-driven applications while making Azure Cosmos DB for ...


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Building Paved Paths: The Journey to Platform Engineering

Over the past year, AI has taken the world by storm. Our industry is innovating at an unprecedented rate, bringing incredible products to market that make life and work easier and more efficient for real people across a wide range of sectors and job functions. Like previous industry shifts—the introduction of the PC, internet, and search—...


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Announcing Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric – Private Preview

We are excited to announce private preview availability of mirroring your Azure Cosmos DB databases in Microsoft Fabric. Mirroring provides a modern way of accessing your Azure Cosmos DB databases in Microsoft Fabric, helping unify your data estate, thereby eliminating data silos.  With just a few clicks, you can now bring your Azure Cosmos ...


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Introducing Vector Search in Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra!

We are delighted to announce Cassandra 5.0 in public preview for Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, with vector search capabilities enabled!   Vector Search in Cassandra 5.0 In Cassandra 5.0, vector search is backed by storage-attached indexes that represent data as vectors in a multi-dimensional space. We use DiskANN, a ...


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Run Mongo workloads for free with Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore - Free Tier

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...


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Introducing Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore: Now Generally Available!

We're thrilled to announce that following a successful public preview, Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore has officially launched and is now available for all users! This marks a significant achievement in our quest to provide our users with a robust, seamlessly integrated, and fully-managed database solution tailored for their MongoDB ...


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Microsoft Copilot for Azure enables natural language queries for Azure Cosmos DB data

We are thrilled to announce Microsoft Copilot for Azure in Azure Cosmos DB is now in public preview! Microsoft Copilot for Azure is an AI companion that simplifies how you design, operate, optimize, and troubleshoot from cloud to edge. Copilot’s integration into Azure Cosmos DB is an amazing AI-powered capability that can create Azure ...


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New Offline Migration Feature in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB Migration Extension for Azure Data Studio

In April 2023, we announced the public preview for end-to-end assessment in Azure Cosmos DB Migration for MongoDB extension in Azure Data Studio. We have recently added the offline migration capability of MongoDB to Azure Cosmos DB MongoDB vCore to the same extension. With this additional capability, you can run an end-to-end assessment ...