Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Announced at Build 2024: DiskANN-powered vector database, cross-region replication in vCore, and a new era of databases

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Michal Toiba

Microsoft Build 2024 kicked off this week aiming to answer the question “How will AI shape your future?” You’ll find the answer in the incredible lineup of sessions at this year’s event – featuring talks on generative AI, building copilots, cloud platforms, low-code, and much, much more. The power of cloud scale data – the ...

Enhancements in the Kafka Connector for Azure Cosmos DB: A New Era of Scalability and Flexibility

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Theo van Kraay

The Azure Fabric team announced Azure Cosmos DB CDC source to an event stream in preview at BUILD 2024. This capability uses a brand new major version of The Azure Cosmos DB Kafka Connector behind the scenes, and we are also excited to introduce version 2.0 in beta preview! This new version brings significant improvements in both the source...

Introducing vector database capabilities in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL (Public Preview)

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

James Codella

 We are excited to announce that native vector indexing and search in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL is now available in preview! Azure Cosmos DB is the world’s first full-featured serverless database with vector search and features multiple vector index options from flat (exact), quantized flat, and a new DiskANN-based index. DiskANN is...

Cross-region replication in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Nik Larin (Azure Data)

(image) A modern managed database service such as Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB has a growing list of requirements in today’s world. Prompt recovery of the database availability when its region becomes unavailable is one of such critical functions. When a region is experiencing outage, there’re two primary methods for restoring access...

General Availability: Computed Properties in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

James Codella

We’re thrilled to share that Computed Properties have now hit General Availability in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL! Computed properties are a Cosmos DB developer’s dream come true! They allow you to write your query logic just once and then reuse it across multiple queries, saving you time and effort in your database operations. Computed ...

What’s New in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Sudhanshu Vishodia

We are excited to share some significant enhancements and new features in our vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB. keeping with our commitment to continually improve Azure Cosmos DB. Let’s dive into the details: We are excited to share that we will soon be expanding our support for MongoDB to include Version 7.0! While we ...

Simplifying your Azure Cosmos DB migration: From Serverless to Provisioned throughput (preview)

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Richa Gaur

Azure Cosmos DB offers a range of options to fit the diverse needs of cloud applications, including the choice between serverless and provisioned throughput accounts. The serverless option is ideal for workloads with unpredictable patterns, but there are instances when transitioning to a provisioned throughput account is advantageous for ...

General Availability: Index Metrics in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

James Codella

You can now use the Azure Cosmos DB index metrics to optimize query performance with Index Advisor! Indexing metrics show two important pieces of information: Enabling indexing metrics: You can enable indexing metrics for a query by setting the PopulateIndexMetrics property to true. When not specified, PopulateIndexMetrics ...

Announcing the stable release of the Azure Cosmos DB client library for Go

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Justine Cocchi

We're excited to announce the stable release of the Azure Cosmos DB client library for Go, a native Go library that enables you to interact with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL accounts from your Go applications. The Azure Cosmos DB client library for Go provides an idiomatic API for you to perform operations on databases, containers, and items. ...

Announcing General Availability of Azure Cosmos DB Integration with Vercel 

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 05/21/24

Sajeetharan Sinnathurai

We're thrilled to announce the general availability of the Vercel and Azure Cosmos DB integration! This powerful combination empowers developers to easily build dynamic, scalable applications by leveraging the strengths of both platforms.    (image) Key Features of the Integration  With the Vercel and Azure Cosmos DB ...