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May 2022

24 May

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async IO support 

NOW AVAILABLE

Improve database performance by running I/O tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK IO async support capability.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features

April 2022

27 Apr

General availability: Azure Synapse Link now supports existing Azure Cosmos DB containers

NOW AVAILABLE

Enable Azure Synapse Link on your existing Azure Cosmos DB containers using the SQL API for Azure Cosmos DB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
27 Apr

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB portal—Azure Synapse Link seamless Power BI

NOW AVAILABLE

Build Power BI reports using Azure Synapse Link from the Azure Cosmos DB portal.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
27 Apr

General availability: Unique partial indexes in Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB

NOW AVAILABLE

Specify a partialFilterExpression along with the 'unique' constraint in your Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB index.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
13 Apr

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB autoscale RU/s entry point is 4x lower

NOW AVAILABLE

Set autoscale on your database or container with a new scale range of 100 RU/s – 1000 RU/s.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
13 Apr

Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB unique index re-indexing

IN PREVIEW

Unique indexes can now be created in existing collections with data in the API for MongoDB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features

March 2022

30 Mar

Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB partition key advisor notebook

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
30 Mar

General availability: Always Encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Security
  • Features
15 Mar

Public preview: Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB partitioning Spark 3.1

IN PREVIEW

Use Azure Synapse Spark 3.1 to partition your Azure Cosmos DB data in analytical store for improved query performance.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features

February 2022

28 Feb

General availability: Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB supports version 4.2

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2022

Utilize new aggregation pipeline functionality and client-side field encryption with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB version 4.2.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features

December 2021

15 Dec

Azure Cosmos DB: Python SDK async IO support in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Improve database performance by running IO tasks concurrently using the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK async support capability.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features

November 2021

10 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB: Names indexes for Cassandra API now in general availability

NOW AVAILABLE

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
  • Features
10 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB: Glowroot support for Cassandra API in general availability

NOW AVAILABLE

Get better monitor application performance using Glowroot support for the Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
2 Nov

Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: Custom partitioning support in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Partition your data in analytical store using keys that are critical for your business logic to achieve better query and data load performance.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

Cost saving recommendations in Azure Advisor for Azure Cosmos DB now generally available

NOW 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
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB: Server side retries for Cassandra API in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Enable server-side retries for the Cassandra API with Azure Cosmos DB to enjoy a better experience when ingesting data.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB Logic Apps Standard Connector in public preview

IN 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
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB: Partial document update now in general availability

NOW AVAILABLE

Send update requests and only pass the data that has changed for an item with partial document update in Azure Cosmos DB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

Provisioned throughput spending limit for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now set a hard limit on the total throughput provisioned across a single account in Azure Cosmos DB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
2 Nov

New indexing metrics for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability

NOW AVAILABLE

Identify which indexes your queries utilized and then view the recommended new indexes in Azure Cosmos DB.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

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