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December 2023

6 Dec

Public Preview: Accelerated logs in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q4 2023

Gain a performance boost in the Business-Critical service tier of Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with accelerated logs.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

October 2023

11 Oct

General Availability: Azure Private Link for MySQL – Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Use Azure Private Link for private connectivity with MySQL – Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
11 Oct

General Availability: Universal cross-region read replica on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q4 2023

Provision up to 10 read replicas in universal regions on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

September 2023

29 Sep

Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL to MySQL v8.0 before support for v5.7 ends

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: September 30, 2025

Oracle retiring MySQL v5.7 on Oct 31, 2023. Azure extending support for Single Server until Sep 16, 2024, and Flexible Server until Sep 30, 2025. Upgrade to MySQL v8.0 advised.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Retirements
  • Open Source
27 Sep

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL flexible maintenance

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2023

Tailor your maintenance windows to suit your schedule with Azure MySQL flexible maintenance.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

August 2023

2 Aug

General availability: Autoscale IOPS in Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2023

Effortlessly scale your storage IOPS to match workload demands with the autoscale IOPS feature in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for MySQL flexible servers
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

July 2023

10 Jul

General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL external tables

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Data Explorer has released three new types of external tables: PostgrSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL. These new external tables allow users to query data from these sources directly within Azure Data Explorer using the Kusto Query Language (KQL).

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Features

June 2023

13 Jun

General Availability: Online migrations for Azure Database for MySQL instances

NOW AVAILABLE

Migrate your MySQL instances using Azure Database Migration Service with minimal downtime to Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
13 Jun

General availability: MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio

NOW AVAILABLE

Connect to, query, and develop for MySQL hosted on-premises or in the cloud with the MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
13 Jun

General availability: Read replica HA enabled Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Provision up to 10 read replicas in geo-paired regions on Azure Database for MySQL— Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features
13 Jun

Public preview: Power BI integration with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Empower your organization to unlock actionable insights from your Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server data with a Power BI integration.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

May 2023

23 May

Available: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Platform and Azure Logic Apps

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps is now available and allows you to connect to any MySQL Flexible Server database to read and write data.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features

March 2023

15 Mar

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Apps, Logic Apps

IN PREVIEW

Use the Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server connector to connect to MySQL data and build with Power Apps and Logic Apps.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Open Source
  • Features
15 Mar

Public preview: Data API builder instantly creates modern REST and GraphQL endpoints for modern databases

IN PREVIEW

Improve development velocity and efficiency via modern REST and GraphQL API using the new data API builder with support for multiple Azure databases.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
1 Mar

General availability: Power BI with Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Integrate Power BI with Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server directly from the Azure portal to quickly get started with building your data visualizations!

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Features

January 2023

18 Jan

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL - Logic Apps and Power Automate integration

Use the Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server connector to connect to MySQL data and build with Power Automate and Logic Apps.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Management
  • Open Source
  • Features

December 2022

14 Dec

General availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server data encryption with CMK

NOW AVAILABLE

Encrypt your data with customer-managed keys to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Open Source
  • Features
  • Security

November 2022

30 Nov

General availability: 12 months free services for new Azure PAYG customers

NOW AVAILABLE

With an Azure free account, you can explore with free amounts of 55+ always free services.

  • Media Services
  • Container Registry
  • Service Bus
  • Load Balancer
  • Virtual Machines
  • Key Vault
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Files
  • Azure AI services
  • Azure AI Vision
  • Services
  • Security

October 2022

12 Oct

General availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with AMD compute

NOW AVAILABLE

Take advantage of AMD compute for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server general purpose and business critical tiers, with tuned performance out of the box.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Open Source
  • Features
12 Oct

Public preview: MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio

IN PREVIEW

Connect to, query, and develop for MySQL hosted on-premises or in the cloud with the MySQL extension for Azure Data Studio.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Open Source
  • Features

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