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Serverless offer for Azure Cosmos DB now in preview
A new consumption-based offer that requires no capacity management is now available
Azure Cosmos DB Management with PowerShell cmdlets is in public preview
Now in preview, users can manage Azure Cosmos DB resources using a set of PowerShell cmdlets, available in the Az.CosmosDB Powershell module. The Az.CosmosDB module can be used with Windows PowerShell 5.1 as well as cross-platform PowerShell Core 6 or 7.
No downtime indexing updates in Azure Cosmos DB
You can now confidently make indexing changes without fear of impacting existing reads and writes. Before this change, write performance was unaffected during index updates but query results were not consistent while the index transformation was ongoing.
Azure Cosmos DB: Azure CLI support for autoscale
Now in general availability, we are announcing Azure CLI support for autoscale in Azure Cosmos DB.
June 2020
Wildcard indexes in Azure Cosmos DB's API for MongoDB
Wildcard indexes in the Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB, a popular MongoDB feature introduced in MongoDB version 4.2, are now available.
Case-insensitive string functions with Azure Cosmos DB now available
Case-insensitive support in Azure Cosmos DB was released for the following string system functions—Contains, EndsWith, StringEquals, and StartsWith.
Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK 4.0 for Core (SQL) API release now in general availability
Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK for Core (SQL) API enables interaction with Azure Cosmos DB from Java applications. This latest SDK version 4.0 allows sending requests to Azure Cosmos DB via the recommended Core (SQL) API.
Azure Policy support for Azure Cosmos DB is now available
Azure Cosmos DB resource governance can now be implemented with Azure Policy.
May 2020
Change feed with full database operations for Azure Cosmos DB
Preview support for Azure Cosmos DB change feed with full database operations history will be available in the coming months. Users will be able to filter the change feed by operation type (write, update, or delete) and there will also be an option to include the previous version of documents in the change feed.
Serverless pricing model for Azure Cosmos DB
The serverless pricing model for Azure Cosmos DB is ideal for spiky workloads that don’t need sustained throughput. Serverless requires no resource planning or management, and will be in preview soon.
Point-in-time-restore (PITR) for Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB backup and restore capabilities will be enhanced with the addition of point-in-time-restore (PITR) in preview in the upcoming months. PITR will enable continuous backups of Azure Cosmos DB data and is designed to protect against accidental writes or delete
New features for Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter Notebook support
Now in preview, several new features are available for Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter Notebook support that make it easier for developers and data scientists to analyze and visualize their Azure Cosmos DB data.
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB is now in preview
Get near real-time insights on operational data in Azure Cosmos DB with Azure Synapse Link, a cloud-native hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) capability. Azure Synapse Link creates a tight integration between Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Synapse Analytics.
Encryption at rest with customer-managed keys on Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
Customer-managed keys will give users total control over the keys used by Azure Cosmos DB to encrypt their data at rest, and addresses demands from users with specific security and compliance requirements.
Autoscale provisioned throughput for Azure Cosmos DB
Now in general availability, autoscale provisioned throughput (called “autopilot mode” in preview) is a new pricing model for Azure Cosmos DB.
Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.0 now available
Version 4.0 of the Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK is now generally available. This latest version includes usability improvements to the object model for a better developer experience, support for new query features, bug fixes, and other enhancements.
Azure Private Link for Azure Cosmos DB now in general availability
Private Link provides private connectivity from a virtual network to Azure platform as a service (PaaS) services.
Azure Private Link is now generally available in US Government regions
Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in GA.
April 2020
Spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
Support for spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB is now generally available. Store both spatial geometry and geography data in Azure Cosmos DB with this capability.
March 2020
Native Mongo shell on Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB is now in preview
Execute Mongo database commands directly on top of your database account using the native Mongo shell in the Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer.
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