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Cosmos DB Roadmap Posts
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Azure Cosmos DB is a multimodal database service that supports multiple data formats and open... more
Cosmos DB Analyst Reports
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Azure Data Studio Is Retiring: What You Need to Do and When
September 13, 2025
Azure Data Studio, long touted as the future for data management in Azure, will be...more
New Azure Cosmos DB Features Can Cut Costs
Updated: November 18, 2024
Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Scaling improves the efficiency of automatic scaling, leading to significantly reduced...more
Cosmos DB Recent Scaling Features Could Optimize Costs
Updated: September 9, 2024
Recent Cosmos DB improvements help customers improve deployment scaling and performance to optimize costs. The...more
Database Offerings 2024: Overview and Roadmap
Updated: August 12, 2024
Microsoft offers many database products and services, and customers need to narrow the broad field...more
Database Offerings 2024: Understanding NoSQL-Based Options
Updated: July 17, 2024
Azure NoSQL offerings address a functional gap in Microsoft’s traditional database products for semi-structured data...more
Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL Increases Storage Nodes
Updated: March 7, 2024
Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL increases the storage limits of coordinator and worker nodes, improving...more
Cosmos DB Adds a MongoDB vCore Option: More Like On-Premises
Updated: January 29, 2024
Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB’s new virtual core (vCore) deployment option offers an alternative to...more
PostgreSQL v16 Available in Azure Services
Updated: December 26, 2023
PostgreSQL v16, released by the community in Sept. 2023, is available in Azure Database for...more
Database Migration Service Focuses on Data Studio
Updated: December 4, 2023
Azure Database Migration Service provides tools and processes for automating large database moves to Azure...more
Cosmos DB: New Enterprise Query Options
Updated: July 20, 2023
Cosmos DB is introducing new enterprise query options to address high-end requirements. Some options improve...more
Cosmos DB Adds Always Encrypted Security
Updated: June 27, 2023
Azure Cosmos DB adds encryption technology to protect data in transit using customer-managed keys. The...more
Understanding Cosmos DB’s New Point-in-Time Restore
Updated: May 31, 2023
Cosmos DB updates its continuous backup mode with point-in-time restore capabilities. Point-in-time restore capabilities help...more
Cosmos DB: Expanded Programming and Data Options
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Cosmos DB provides a multimodal database service with global scale and replication. Language APIs...more
Azure Database for PostgreSQL, MySQL; Grow and Move
Updated: May 31, 2023
Two Azure open-source SQL offerings for PostgreSQL and MySQL increase deployment sizes and add management...more
Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL: New Name and Home
Updated: May 31, 2023
Database for PostgreSQL Hyperscale has been rebranded as Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL with minimal impact...more
Comparing Azure PostgreSQL Offerings
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL both provide deployment options that...more
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