Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Azure Cosmos DB design patterns – Part 2: Data Binning

November 8, 2023 Nov 8, 2023 11/8/23

Jay Gordon

Over the years, customers have asked us for help in designing applications around specific scenarios they were trying to achieve. In some cases, these centered around implementing certain patterns using a JSON-based NoSQL database. Some of these patterns are very common in the NoSQL world, but not well understood by those new to NoSQL ...

New features for Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB

November 2, 2023 Nov 2, 2023 11/2/23

Rodrigo Souza

Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB is a cloud-native hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) capability that enables near real-time analytics over operational data in Azure Cosmos DB. Azure Synapse Link creates a tight seamless integration between Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Synapse Analytics. We are excited to announce the ...

Azure Cosmos DB at Ignite 2023: Chatbots, autoscale, MongoDB vCore and more!

October 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 10/31/23

Jay Gordon

Everyone is talking about AI and how it transforms the way we live and work. If you want to keep up with the latest trends, breakthroughs, and solutions in AI, then Microsoft Ignite 2023 is where you need to be! Taking place in Seattle from November 14-17, 2023, and accessible online from November 15-16, this premier tech event will cover the ...

Apache Cassandra version 3.11 support beyond EOL

October 9, 2023 Oct 9, 2023 10/9/23

Theo van Kraay

The Apache Cassandra Project Team recently announced that, after more than half a decade, versions 3.0.x and 3.11.x will reach End of Life at the end of 2023. To echo the project team announcement, we want to highlight the significant advantages of upgrading to Cassandra 4.0 or 4.1, and encourage users to make the transition. However, if...

Announcing Azure Cosmos DB custom routing endpoints for Azure IoT Hub – GA

October 5, 2023 Oct 5, 2023 10/5/23

Usha Rathnavel

We are very happy to announce the general availability for Azure Cosmos DB custom routing endpoints for Azure IoT Hub. Many IoT solutions require extensive downstream data analysis. You have to seamlessly push the data into hyperscale databases quickly. For example, intelligent transport systems have a constant inflow of a continuous stream...

Postgres 16 available in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL, powered by Citus

September 30, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 09/30/23

Nik Larin

Big news in the Postgres world: PostgreSQL 16 was released just over 2 weeks ago. And today we're announcing that Postgres 16 is generally available for production workloads on Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL. That’s right, in production: this announcement is not just a preview of Postgres 16 support.  Whether you need to ...

Exploring the Free Try Azure Cosmos DB Experience

September 28, 2023 Sep 28, 2023 09/28/23

Jay Gordon

(image) In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, data is at the heart of everything we do. From e-commerce and healthcare to gaming and finance, businesses across all industries are relying on data to drive innovation, make informed decisions, and deliver exceptional user experiences. To harness the full potential of your data, you ...

Driving real-time analytics with Azure Cosmos DB and Fivetran

September 26, 2023 Sep 26, 2023 09/26/23

Sajeetharan Sinnathurai

Organizations face the challenge of efficiently extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) data from various sources to leverage the power of real-time analytics and drive impactful business decisions. Azure Cosmos DB, a fully managed and serverless distributed database supporting NoSQL and relational workloads, is a valuable source for ...

Announcing JavaScript SDK v4 for Azure Cosmos DB 

September 13, 2023 Sep 13, 2023 09/13/23

Sajeetharan Sinnathurai

We are excited to announce the public preview of JavaScript SDK for Azure Cosmos DB version 4. The Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript SDK helps developers build Azure Cosmos DB applications with the NoSQL API and perform various operations more efficiently. The preview of version 4 is now available for download or to provide feedback on GitHub. The ...

Configure customer-managed keys for your existing Azure Cosmos DB accounts!

September 12, 2023 Sep 12, 2023 09/12/23

Dileep Rao

(image) Encryption options for data at rest on Azure Cosmos DB that is available today. Azure Cosmos DB strives to provide the best-in-class security features. Encryption of data at rest is one such important security feature. Encryption of data at rest using Microsoft's service-managed keys is enabled by default. In addition to this ...