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Update your Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDKs by 31 August 2022
Target retirement date: August 31, 2022
We’ll be retiring version 1.x of the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK and the .NET Core SDK.
February 2018
Azure Cosmos DB training webinars
Join us as we explore Azure Cosmos DB in our seven-part training series with interactive question and answer opportunities throughout.
Azure Cosmos DB Graph API
This latest release provides improved performance and reduced latency with the use of third-party Gremlin connectors, support for Python and PHP platforms, and a preview of a .NET library for performant bulk import operations.
January 2018
Azure Cosmos DB—Visual Studio now generally available
It's now much easier to develop and debug an Azure function locally which is consuming Cosmos DB change feed on Azure.
Azure Cosmos DB—Higher provisions on unlimited collections
Unlimited containers (collections) enable you to dynamically scale your provisioning from as low as 1,000 RU/sec to millions of RU/sec with no limit on storage consumption.
Azure Cosmos DB—Now available in France preview
Azure Cosmos DB is now a part of the preview of Microsoft Azure in France
December 2017
Azure Cosmos DB Network Security—New IP Firewall rule
We now support a new firewall rule that will allow you to limit access to your Azure Cosmos DB account from services deployed in Azure.
Azure Cosmos DB Graph API
The Azure Cosmos DB Graph API now supports the Apache Tinkerpop recommended Gremlin framework PHP.
November 2017
Azure Cosmos DB SLA 99.999 percent read availability at global scale
Database accounts spanning two or more Azure regions will now have a 99.999 percent SLA for read availability.
Spark connector for Azure Cosmos DB
Spark connector for Azure Cosmos DB will enable real-time data science, machine learning, advanced analytics, and exploration over globally distributed data in Azure Cosmos DB by connecting it to Apache Spark.
Azure Cosmos DB Apache Cassandra API
We're excited to announce the preview of the Apache Cassandra API on Azure Cosmos DB. The Cassandra API in Azure Cosmos DB will allow developers who are familiar with Cassandra and using its SDKs and tools to lift-and-shift existing applications.
Aggregation Pipeline preview and unique indexes for Azure Cosmos DB MongoDB API
Aggregation pipeline support preview will allow Azure Cosmos DB developers using MongoDB API to perform data manipulation in multistage pipelines even within a single query, enabling the streamlined development of more sophisticated applications.
August 2015
Azure Cosmos DB: Geospatial indexing and query support
Azure Cosmos DB supports geospatial indexing and querying.
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