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RSS feedMay 2021
Partial document update for Azure Cosmos DB in private preview
You now have the ability to perform path-level updates on specific fields/properties in a document with partial document update for Azure Cosmos DB.
Always Encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB in public preview
Encrypt data inside the client application and never reveal the plain data or encryption keys to the database engine with Always Encrypted for Azure Cosmos DB.
Cost-optimized diagnostics feature for Azure Cosmos DB in public preview
Improve ingestion latency, query performance, and discoverability by setting up resource-specific diagnostics in log analytics with Azure Cosmos DB cost-optimized diagnostics.
Azure Cosmos DB role-based access control (RBAC) now in general availability
Enable fine-grained access control to data and leverage Azure Active Directory (AAD) authentication with Azure Cosmos DB role-based access control (RBAC), now generally available.
Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator in public preview
Develop and test locally at no cost on Linux and macOS with our new Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator.
Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache now in public preview
Optimize read costs in Azure Cosmos DB by enabling an integrated cache, an in-memory cache that is easy to configure and requires only minimal application code changes.
Azure Cosmos DB serverless now in general availability
Optimize costs for spiky or intermittent workloads with Azure Cosmos DB serverless, a pure consumption offer where you are only billed for the Request Units and storage capacity consumed.
Expanded Azure Cosmos DB free tier now in general availability
Get the first 1000 RU/s provisioned throughput and 25 GB storage free each month for the lifetime of one Azure Cosmos DB account with the Azure Cosmos DB free tier.
Capacity calculator with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB now generally available
Use the Azure Cosmos DB capacity calculator to estimate your RU/s for your API for MongoDB workloads.
March 2021
Insights and workbooks for Azure Cosmos DB now in public preview
Now available in preview support, Azure Monitor insights and Azure Monitor workbooks makes it easier to visualize and customize metrics for dynamic monitoring of your Azure Cosmos DB resource.
Azure Cosmos DB: Continuous backup with point in time restore in public preview
Continuous backup mode capability (now in preview) for new SQL and MongoDB API accounts helps you handle accidental deletes in your account or container, or accidental modification of the data.
Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB supports version 4.0
Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB 4.0 (general availability) adds several new features, including multi-document transactions, making it easier to model complex transactional business logic.
Role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) on Azure Cosmos DB in public preview
Benefit from finer grained access control to data and leverage AAD authentication with role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) for Azure Cosmos DB, now in preview.
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: Azure Synapse serverless SQL pool support in general availability
Run familiar analytical T-SQL queries over data in Azure Cosmos DB in place and build rich near-time business intelligence with Synapse serverless SQL pools for Azure Synapse Link.
February 2021
Update the Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK by 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
We’ll be retiring version Sync 2.x of the Azure Cosmos DB Java SDK.
More ways to use composite indexes in Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
You can now use composite indexes in Azure Cosmos DB to optimize even more types of queries, including queries with aggregates and system functions.
January 2021
Azure Cosmos DB: Multiple region Availability Zones support with single-region write now generally available
The general availability of Availability Zone support for Azure Cosmos DB accounts configured for two or more regions with single-region writes may lower pricing and includes increased availability SLA.
LIKE keyword support now generally available in Azure Cosmos DB
Announcing support for LIKE keyword, a popular SQL keyword for doing text search in Azure Cosmos DB.
Azure Cosmos DB Management with PowerShell cmdlets is now generally available
Manage Azure Cosmos DB resources using PowerShell cmdlets in the Az.CosmosDB Powershell module—providing full support for all features in general availability for Azure Cosmos DB and across all API’s.
November 2020
Azure Cosmos DB transactional batch support for Java SDK 4.7.0 and above is now available
This new support satisfies a frequent customer ask for ACID-compliant transactions that succeed or fail altogether.
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