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RSS feedApril 2023
General availability: Improved scaling model for Azure Functions with Target Based Scaling
Scaling improvement for Service Bus, Event Hubs, Storage Queue, and Cosmos DB is now available for the Azure Functions Consumption and Premium plans.
March 2023
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore
Unlock the full potential of the Azure ecosystem with a MongoDB compatible database that simply works. A new architecture designed to provide seamless integration and unbeatable performance.
Public preview: Data API builder instantly creates modern REST and GraphQL endpoints for modern databases
Improve development velocity and efficiency via modern REST and GraphQL API using the new data API builder with support for multiple Azure databases.
Public Preview: Change data capture for Azure Cosmos DB analytical store
Build CDC data flows from Azure Cosmos DB analytical store, at no RUs cost, with Azure Synapse Analytics or Azure Data Factory.
Generally available: Burstable compute for single node configurations for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Use new burstable compute in single node configurations to start small with distributed Postgres and scale out later.
Generally available: 4 TiB, 8 TiB, and 16 TiB storage per node for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Onboard even larger distributed Postgres workloads to Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL with fewer nodes using 4 TiB, 8 TiB, or 16 TiB storage per node.
January 2023
Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link
Target availability: Q1 2023
Now in public preview: managed ingestion from Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer in near real time.
Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB V2 Connector for Power BI
Import data into Power BI dashboards using DirectQuery mode when filtering so aggregations can be pushed down to Azure Cosmos DB to reduce data movement and improve performance.
December 2022
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB Azure Functions extension version 4
Authenticate to Azure Functions with Azure Active Directory using the Azure Cosmos DB extension version 4.
Generally available: Updated API names for Azure Cosmos DB
See multiple updated API names in Azure Cosmos DB on product pages, in technical documentation, and billing that will not impact your experience, product functionality, or performance.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL now available in new regions
Create Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters now in the Sweden Central and Switzerland West regions.
Public Preview: Materialized view for Azure Cosmos DB for Apache Cassandra
Experience even greater compatibility for native Apache Cassandra with materialized view.
Generally Available: Azure Functions Extension Bundle v4
The latest Azure Functions Extension Bundle is now generally available.
November 2022
General availability: Cross-region read replicas for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Build applications with cross-region read replicas for read scalability and disaster recovery with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL Citus 11.1 support
Run the latest Citus 11.1 version when using clusters in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL clusters, a managed service for distributed Postgres databases.
Generally available: Azure Blob Storage integration with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Now you can interact with your Azure Blob Storage directly from Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL, making it a perfect staging environment for getting your data into the cloud.
Generally available: PostgreSQL 15 support in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
Now you can select PostgreSQL 15 when creating PostgreSQL clusters in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL, a managed service for distributed Postgres database.
Public preview: Add an Azure Cosmos DB custom endpoint in 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.
General availability: Retryable writes in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB
Develop your applications with more flexibility with retryable writes in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB.
Public preview: Intra-account container copy for Azure Cosmos DB
Intra-account container copy helps you create offline copies of containers within Azure Cosmos DB SQL API and Cassandra API accounts.
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