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Public preview: Cross-account container copy for Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL API
Target availability: Q4 2023
You can use offline cross-account container copy to migrate data across Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL API accounts seamlessly using Azure CLI.
Public Preview: Azure Open AI “Use your data” integration with Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore
Target availability: Q4 2023
Now you can easily leverage your data stored in Azure Cosmos DB for Mongo DB vCore for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Azure OpenAI models using the "Use your data" feature in Azure OpenAI Studio.
Public preview: Dynamic scaling per partition and per region
Target availability: Q4 2023
Autoscale gets even better with two new improvements -- scaling per partition and per region!
Public preview: Microsoft Copilot for Azure capability now available in Azure Cosmos DB
Target availability: Q4 2023
Turn your questions into Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL queries with Microsoft Copilot for Azure.
General Availability: Lower pricing for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale expected in December 2023
Target availability: Q4 2023
Build new and highly scalable applications on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale with lower pricing!
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Migration for MongoDB extension - Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore migration capability
Target availability: Q4 2023
Migrate MongoDB workloads to Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore using Azure Cosmos DB Migration for MongoDB extension in Azure Data Studio.
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early-November 2023
Target availability: Q4 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-November 2023.
October 2023
General availability: Storage auto-grow & online disk scaling for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
With auto-grow enabled, Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server will automatically increase the size of your provisioned storage.
General availability: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 15.4, 14.9, 13.12, 12.16, 11.21.
Public preview: Flush data operation for Azure Cache for Redis
Target availability: Q4 2023
Basic, Standard, and Premium tier caches now support a built-in flush operation that can be started as a management operation.
General availability: Azure Synapse Link for existing MongoDB collections
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB enables near real time analytics, now available for existing MongoDB collections in Azure Cosmos DB for Mongo DB.
Public preview: Update channel for Basic, Standard and Premium Caches
Target availability: Q4 2023
Receive early updates by configuring the update channel for your Basic, Standard and Premium tier cache instances.
General availability: Azure Synapse Link compatibility with Cosmos DB continuous backup
Target availability: Q4 2023
Now Azure Cosmos DB customers using continuous backup can enable Synapse Link in their database accounts.
General Availability: Azure Private Link for MySQL – Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
Use Azure Private Link for private connectivity with MySQL – Flexible Server.
General Availability: Universal cross-region read replica on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
Provision up to 10 read replicas in universal regions on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.
General availability: Azure SQL updates for early-October 2023
Target availability: Q4 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early-October 2023.
Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter notebooks will be retired March 30, 2024
Target retirement date: March 30, 2024
On 30 March 2024, the Azure Cosmos DB preview of built-in Jupyter notebooks will be retired. If you’re using notebooks to interact with your Azure Cosmos DB account, transition to run these notebooks using Visual Studio Code’s support for Jupyter notebooks, or your preferred notebooks client.
Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 on Azure Cache for Redis ending on 30 September 2024
Target retirement date: October 01, 2024
Azure Cache for Redis support for TLS 1.0/1.1 will be retired on 30 September 2024.
Generally Available: Add an Azure Cosmos DB custom endpoint in Azure IoT Hub
Azure IoT Hub now supports the ability to setup an Azure Cosmos DB account as a custom endpoint. This will help route device data from IoT Hub to Azure Cosmos DB directly.
September 2023
Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL to MySQL v8.0 before support for v5.7 ends
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Oracle retiring MySQL v5.7 on Oct 31, 2023. Azure extending support for Single Server until Sep 16, 2024, and Flexible Server until Sep 30, 2025. Upgrade to MySQL v8.0 advised.
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