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RSS feedMay 2022
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async IO support
Improve database performance by running I/O tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK IO async support capability.
April 2022
General availability: Azure Synapse Link now supports existing Azure Cosmos DB containers
Enable Azure Synapse Link on your existing Azure Cosmos DB containers using the SQL API for Azure Cosmos DB.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB portal—Azure Synapse Link seamless Power BI
Build Power BI reports using Azure Synapse Link from the Azure Cosmos DB portal.
General availability: Unique partial indexes in Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB
Specify a partialFilterExpression along with the 'unique' constraint in your Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB index.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB autoscale RU/s entry point is 4x lower
Set autoscale on your database or container with a new scale range of 100 RU/s – 1000 RU/s.
Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB unique index re-indexing
Unique indexes can now be created in existing collections with data in the API for MongoDB.
March 2022
Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB partition key advisor notebook
The Azure Cosmos DB partition key advisor notebook helps recommend an optimal partition key based on information you provide about your workload traffic patterns and queries.
General availability: Always Encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB
The Always Encrypted feature brings client-side encryption capabilities to Azure Cosmos DB and allows you to put an extra level of protection on your sensitive data.
Public preview: Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB partitioning Spark 3.1
Use Azure Synapse Spark 3.1 to partition your Azure Cosmos DB data in analytical store for improved query performance.
February 2022
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB supports version 4.2
Target availability: Q1 2022
Utilize new aggregation pipeline functionality and client-side field encryption with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB version 4.2.
December 2021
Azure Cosmos DB: Python SDK async IO support in public preview
Improve database performance by running IO tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async support capability.
November 2021
Azure Cosmos DB: Names indexes for Cassandra API now in general availability
Create and drop named indexes while defining a new index or on existing data using the Cassandra API within Azure Cosmos DB.
Azure Cosmos DB: Glowroot support for Cassandra API in general availability
Get better monitor application performance using Glowroot support for the Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API.
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: Custom partitioning support in public preview
Partition your data in analytical store using keys that are critical for your business logic to achieve better query and data load performance.
Cost saving recommendations in Azure Advisor for Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
Refer to the Azure Advisor recommendations for possible cost savings in Azure Cosmos DB, which are calculated based on historical usage patterns.
Azure Cosmos DB: Server side retries for Cassandra API in public preview
Enable server-side retries for the Cassandra API with Azure Cosmos DB to enjoy a better experience when ingesting data.
Azure Cosmos DB Logic Apps Standard Connector in public preview
Use the new built-in Azure Cosmos DB Logic Apps Standard Connector with a trigger for the change feed and several actions to enable high throughput data processing with low latency.
Azure Cosmos DB: Partial document update now in general availability
Send update requests and only pass the data that has changed for an item with partial document update in Azure Cosmos DB.
Provisioned throughput spending limit for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability
You can now set a hard limit on the total throughput provisioned across a single account in Azure Cosmos DB.
New indexing metrics for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability
Identify which indexes your queries utilized and then view the recommended new indexes in Azure Cosmos DB.
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