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A Look Ahead at Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026: From AI Agents to Global Scale
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-cosmos-db-conf-2026-preview/
Published: March 11, 2026 16:07
Join us for Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026, a free global, virtual developer event focused on building modern applications with Azure Cosmos DB. Date: April 28, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM–2:00 PM PT Where: Streaming live on the Microsoft Developer YouTube channel, with…
Azure DocumentDB: A Fully Managed MongoDB-Compatible Database
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-documentdb-mongodb-compatible/
Published: February 27, 2026 00:58
Running MongoDB at scale eventually forces a trade-off: invest heavily in managing your own infrastructure or move to a managed service and risk losing the compatibility and portability your team depends on. Azure DocumentDB is a fully managed,…
Maximize Azure Cosmos DB Performance with Azure Advisor Recommendations
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/maximize-azure-cosmos-db-performance-with-azure-advisor-recommendations/
Published: February 11, 2026 13:00
In the first post of this series, we introduced how Azure Advisor helps Azure Cosmos DB users uncover opportunities to optimize efficiency and make smarter decisions. This follow-up dives deeper into one of the most important categories of guidance:…
Building AI-Powered Apps with Azure Cosmos DB and the Vercel AI SDK
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/building-ai-powered-apps-azure-cosmos-db-vercel-ai-sdk/
Published: February 10, 2026 18:27
The Vercel AI SDK is an open-source TypeScript toolkit that provides the core building blocks for integrating AI into any JavaScript application. It works with 20+ AI providers out of the box—including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, and…
How to Enable Microsoft Entra ID for Azure Cosmos DB (NoSQL)
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/how-to-enable-microsoft-entra-id-for-azure-cosmos-db-nosql/
Published: February 5, 2026 15:38
Strengthen Identity Security and Eliminate Account Keys Identity is becoming the new security perimeter. As organizations modernize their cloud applications, long‑lived secrets and shared keys introduce unnecessary risk. Azure Cosmos DB now fully supports…
Part 2: Building a Python CRUD API with Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/part-2-building-a-python-crud-api-with-azure-functions-and-azure-cosmos-db/
Published: February 3, 2026 15:10
Series: Building Serverless Applications with Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB In the first post of this series, we focused on establishing the fundamentals of serverless architecture by building and deploying a simple HTTP API using Azure Functions and…
Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer now supports Dark Mode
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-cosmos-db-data-explorer-now-supports-dark-mode/
Published: February 2, 2026 20:00
If you spend time in the Azure Portal’s using Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer, you know it’s a “lots of screens, lots of tabs, lots of work happening” kind of place. So I’m excited to share a small upgrade that makes a big difference: Dark Mode is now…
Azure Cosmos DB TV Recap – From Burger to Bots – Agentic Apps with Cosmos DB and LangChain.js | Ep. 111
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-cosmos-db-tv-recap-from-burger-to-bots-agentic-apps-with-cosmos-db-and-langchain-js-ep-111/
Published: January 29, 2026 15:29
In Episode 111 of Azure Cosmos DB TV, host Mark Brown is joined by Yohan Lasorsa to explore how developers can build agent-powered applications using a fully serverless architecture. This episode focuses on a practical, end-to-end example that demonstrates…
Accelerate Your Cosmos DB Infrastructure with GitHub Copilot CLI and Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/accelerate-your-cosmos-db-infrastructure-with-github-copilot-cli-and-azure-cosmos-db-agent-kit/
Published: January 28, 2026 17:32
Modern infrastructure work is increasingly agent driven, but only if your AI actually understands the platform you’re deploying. This guide shows how to turn GitHub Copilot CLI into an Azure Cosmos DB aware infrastructure expert by loading the Azure Cosmos…
Azure Cosmos DB TV Recap: Supercharging AI Agents with the Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit (Ep. 110)
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-cosmos-db-tv-ep-110-mcp-toolkit-ai-agents/
Published: January 23, 2026 16:30
In Episode 110 of Azure Cosmos DB TV, host Mark Brown is joined by Sajeetharan Sinnathurai to explore how the Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit is changing the way developers build, deploy, and scale AI agents using real application data. As agentic AI systems…
Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit: Your AI Pair Programmer Just Got Smarter
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-cosmos-db-agent-kit-ai-coding-assistants/
Published: January 22, 2026 17:16
The Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit is an open-source collection of skills that teaches your AI coding assistant (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini CLI) expert-level Azure Cosmos DB best practices. Install with one command, get production-ready guidance…