Azure Cosmos DB Blog

April query updates in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderApril 9, 2020Apr 9, 202004/9/20

We are constantly adding new query and indexing features to Azure Cosmos DB. This blog outlines a few recent query and indexing improvements for aggregates, inequality filters, and
dates and time system functions. This blog covers updates during the first four months of 2020.

Running a low-cost, scalable app with Azure Cosmos DB free tier

Nikisha Reyes-GrangeMarch 23, 2020Mar 23, 202003/23/20

Technology enables developers to quickly create apps that simplify our lives. But when building an app, the challenge is to identify the right combination of services or tools from the vast options available. Prototyping a solution can be expensive depending on the services used.

Azure Private Link for Azure Cosmos DB now generally available

Thomas WeissMarch 14, 2020Mar 14, 202003/14/20

We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Azure Private Link for Azure Cosmos DB, making Azure Cosmos DB the next Azure service compatible with Azure Private Link.
What is Azure Private Link
Azure Private Link provides private connectivity from a virtual network to Azure platform as a service (PaaS) services.

Create a .NET Azure Cosmos DB Function Trigger using Visual Studio Code in 2 minutes!

Theo van KraayMarch 11, 2020Mar 11, 202003/11/20

 
Creating event sourcing solutions with Azure Cosmos DB is easy with Azure Functions Triggers, where you can leverage the Change Feed Processor‘s powerful scaling and reliable event detection functionality, without the need to maintain any worker infrastructure. You can just focus on your Azure Function’s logic without worrying about the rest of the event-sourcing pipeline.

Build apps for free with Azure Cosmos DB Free Tier

Deborah ChenMarch 6, 2020Mar 6, 202003/6/20

With the new Azure Cosmos DB Free Tier, you’ll get the first 400 RU/s throughput and 5 GB storage in your account for free each month, for the lifetime of the account. That means that you can start small and grow with confidence, knowing your app will be running on a high-performance database service.

Migrating Relational Data into Azure Cosmos DB using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks

Tonio LoraMarch 5, 2020Mar 5, 202003/5/20

Organizations migrating relational data to Azure Cosmos DB meet different challenges, from moving large amounts of data, to performing the transformations required to properly store the data in a format that will provide the performance required.
The first step on this type of migrations is to come up with the non-relational model that will accommodate all the relational data and support existing workload characteristics.

Announcing: Change Feed support for Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API

Theo van KraayDecember 2, 2019Dec 2, 201912/2/19

Azure Cosmos DB now has GA support for Change Feed for its Cassandra API. This now allows users of Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API to get the same great advantages of using Change Feed as enjoyed by users of SQL (Core) API and MongoDB API.

Announcing Live Data Migration from Cassandra to Azure Cosmos DB

Theo van KraayNovember 21, 2019Nov 21, 201911/21/19

We are excited to announce the ability to live migrate data from Apache Cassandra to Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API account. This allows you to migrate on-premises Cassandra workloads to Azure with minimum downtime.

Create a Java Azure Cosmos DB Function Trigger using Visual Studio Code in 2 minutes!

Theo van KraayMarch 13, 2020Mar 13, 202003/13/20

 
Creating event sourcing solutions with Azure Cosmos DB is easy with Azure Functions Triggers, where you can leverage the Change Feed Processor‘s powerful scaling and reliable event detection functionality, without the need to maintain any worker infrastructure. You can just focus on your Azure Function’s logic without worrying about the rest of the event-sourcing pipeline.

Announcing: Change Feed support for Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API

Theo van KraayDecember 2, 2019Dec 2, 201912/2/19

Azure Cosmos DB now has GA support for Change Feed for its Cassandra API. This now allows users of Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API to get the same great advantages of using Change Feed as enjoyed by users of SQL (Core) API and MongoDB API.

Bulk support improvements for Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK

Matias QuarantaApril 14, 2020Apr 14, 202004/14/20

Learn about the improvements made on Bulk support to increase throughput usage in the latest Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK.

April query updates in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderApril 9, 2020Apr 9, 202004/9/20

We are constantly adding new query and indexing features to Azure Cosmos DB. This blog outlines a few recent query and indexing improvements for aggregates, inequality filters, and
dates and time system functions. This blog covers updates during the first four months of 2020.

Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 – Exploring the new Async API

AndyMarch 25, 2020Mar 25, 202003/25/20

In this second of our series for the Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 for Core (SQL) API, I’m going to explore our new Async API.
To get you caught up though go check out the first post in this series Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 –

Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 – New Java SDK Quickstart Guide and Sample Code!

AndyMarch 9, 2020Mar 9, 202003/9/20

The Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK for SQL API (hereafter “Java SDK”) provides support for Java applications with Azure Cosmos DB.
Java SDK 4.0 General Availability is coming soon! To help customers prepare for this and take advantage of all the new great features,

Introducing TransactionalBatch in the .NET SDK

Matias QuarantaJanuary 7, 2020Jan 7, 202001/7/20

Learn how to use the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK TransactionalBatch support to leverage transactional scope on groups of operations that need to atomically commit as a unit

Introducing Bulk support in the .NET SDK

Matias QuarantaNovember 11, 2019Nov 11, 201911/11/19

Learn how to use the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK Bulk support to create high throughput data migration and ingestion applications that are optimized to take advantage of your provisioned throughput

Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 – Exploring the new Async API

AndyMarch 25, 2020Mar 25, 202003/25/20

In this second of our series for the Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 for Core (SQL) API, I’m going to explore our new Async API.
To get you caught up though go check out the first post in this series Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 –

Create a Java Azure Cosmos DB Function Trigger using Visual Studio Code in 2 minutes!

Theo van KraayMarch 13, 2020Mar 13, 202003/13/20

 
Creating event sourcing solutions with Azure Cosmos DB is easy with Azure Functions Triggers, where you can leverage the Change Feed Processor‘s powerful scaling and reliable event detection functionality, without the need to maintain any worker infrastructure. You can just focus on your Azure Function’s logic without worrying about the rest of the event-sourcing pipeline.

Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 – New Java SDK Quickstart Guide and Sample Code!

AndyMarch 9, 2020Mar 9, 202003/9/20

The Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK for SQL API (hereafter “Java SDK”) provides support for Java applications with Azure Cosmos DB.
Java SDK 4.0 General Availability is coming soon! To help customers prepare for this and take advantage of all the new great features,

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.

Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB now supports server version 3.6

Sri ChintalaNovember 6, 2019Nov 6, 201911/6/19

What is Azure Cosmos DB?
Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database service that enables you to read and write data from any Azure region. It offers turnkey global distribution,guarantees single-digit millisecond latency at the 99th percentile, 99.999 percent high availability,

Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB now supports server version 3.6

Sri ChintalaNovember 6, 2019Nov 6, 201911/6/19

What is Azure Cosmos DB?
Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database service that enables you to read and write data from any Azure region. It offers turnkey global distribution,guarantees single-digit millisecond latency at the 99th percentile, 99.999 percent high availability,

What’s new in Azure Cosmos DB: November 2019

Deborah ChenNovember 4, 2019Nov 4, 201911/4/19

Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database service. It offers turn-key global distribution, guarantees single-digit millisecond latency at the 99th percentile, 99.999 percent high availability, and elastic scaling of throughput and storage.
For Ignite 2019, we’re excited to announce tons of new features,

April query updates in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderApril 9, 2020Apr 9, 202004/9/20

We are constantly adding new query and indexing features to Azure Cosmos DB. This blog outlines a few recent query and indexing improvements for aggregates, inequality filters, and
dates and time system functions. This blog covers updates during the first four months of 2020.

Azure Private Link for Azure Cosmos DB now generally available

Thomas WeissMarch 14, 2020Mar 14, 202003/14/20

We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Azure Private Link for Azure Cosmos DB, making Azure Cosmos DB the next Azure service compatible with Azure Private Link.
What is Azure Private Link
Azure Private Link provides private connectivity from a virtual network to Azure platform as a service (PaaS) services.

Bulk support improvements for Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK

Matias QuarantaApril 14, 2020Apr 14, 202004/14/20

Learn about the improvements made on Bulk support to increase throughput usage in the latest Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK.

April query updates in Azure Cosmos DB

Tim SanderApril 9, 2020Apr 9, 202004/9/20

We are constantly adding new query and indexing features to Azure Cosmos DB. This blog outlines a few recent query and indexing improvements for aggregates, inequality filters, and
dates and time system functions. This blog covers updates during the first four months of 2020.

Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 – Exploring the new Async API

AndyMarch 25, 2020Mar 25, 202003/25/20

In this second of our series for the Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 for Core (SQL) API, I’m going to explore our new Async API.
To get you caught up though go check out the first post in this series Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 –

Running a low-cost, scalable app with Azure Cosmos DB free tier

Nikisha Reyes-GrangeMarch 23, 2020Mar 23, 202003/23/20

Technology enables developers to quickly create apps that simplify our lives. But when building an app, the challenge is to identify the right combination of services or tools from the vast options available. Prototyping a solution can be expensive depending on the services used.

Create a Java Azure Cosmos DB Function Trigger using Visual Studio Code in 2 minutes!

Theo van KraayMarch 13, 2020Mar 13, 202003/13/20

 
Creating event sourcing solutions with Azure Cosmos DB is easy with Azure Functions Triggers, where you can leverage the Change Feed Processor‘s powerful scaling and reliable event detection functionality, without the need to maintain any worker infrastructure. You can just focus on your Azure Function’s logic without worrying about the rest of the event-sourcing pipeline.

Create a .NET Azure Cosmos DB Function Trigger using Visual Studio Code in 2 minutes!

Theo van KraayMarch 11, 2020Mar 11, 202003/11/20

 
Creating event sourcing solutions with Azure Cosmos DB is easy with Azure Functions Triggers, where you can leverage the Change Feed Processor‘s powerful scaling and reliable event detection functionality, without the need to maintain any worker infrastructure. You can just focus on your Azure Function’s logic without worrying about the rest of the event-sourcing pipeline.

Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK v4 – New Java SDK Quickstart Guide and Sample Code!

AndyMarch 9, 2020Mar 9, 202003/9/20

The Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK for SQL API (hereafter “Java SDK”) provides support for Java applications with Azure Cosmos DB.
Java SDK 4.0 General Availability is coming soon! To help customers prepare for this and take advantage of all the new great features,

Migrating Relational Data into Azure Cosmos DB using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks

Tonio LoraMarch 5, 2020Mar 5, 202003/5/20

Organizations migrating relational data to Azure Cosmos DB meet different challenges, from moving large amounts of data, to performing the transformations required to properly store the data in a format that will provide the performance required.
The first step on this type of migrations is to come up with the non-relational model that will accommodate all the relational data and support existing workload characteristics.

Introducing TransactionalBatch in the .NET SDK

Matias QuarantaJanuary 7, 2020Jan 7, 202001/7/20

Learn how to use the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK TransactionalBatch support to leverage transactional scope on groups of operations that need to atomically commit as a unit

Migrating Relational Data with one-to-few relationships into Azure Cosmos DB SQL API

Theo van KraayDecember 10, 2019Dec 10, 201912/10/19

A worked through sample for migrating relational data with one-to-few relationships into Azure Cosmos DB SQL API.