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Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Server: Announcing SSL enforcement and minimum TLS version choice
Now you can choose to enforce encrypted connection or Transport Layer Support version on Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.
The public preview of Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supported in new regions
Provision new Flexible Server deployments in France Central and Brazil South regions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.
Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server: PowerShell Module in public preview
Use PowerShell to manage dependent resources and Azure Database for MySQL- Flexible Servers.
Capacity calculator with Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB now generally available
Use the Azure Cosmos DB capacity calculator to estimate your RU/s for your API for MongoDB workloads.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) managed PgBouncer in public preview
PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) managed service.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server with managed PgBouncer in preview
PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres, is now part of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server managed service
April 2021
Public preview: Forced failover now available with zone redundant high availability for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
Flexible Server forced failover capability is now available in all zone redundant regions.
Azure SQL—public preview updates for April 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in April 2021.
Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server: Zone redundant high availability now generally available in new regions
Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server zone redundant high availability is now available in two new regions: UK South and Japan East.
The public preview of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server is available in two new regions
France Central and Brazil South regions are now available deployment options for the public preview of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.
Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now supports 8.0.21
MySQL 8.0.21 is now in general availability with Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server deployment option in all major Azure regions.
Public preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server intelligent performance
The latest preview release of intelligent performance on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server on Postgres 11 and 12 is now available.
Azure Event Grid for Azure Cache for Redis now in general availability
Azure Cache for Redis integration with Azure Event Grid allows service manage routing of Redis events like patching, scaling, and import/export (RDB) to your event handler.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) is generally available in new regions
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) includes new Brazil South, France Central, and Switzerland North regions to distribute your Postgres database to horizontally scale queries across multiple machines using sharding.
Azure SQL—general availability updates for April 14, 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance in April 2021.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) same region read replicas in public preview
Now you can create read replicas of your Hyperscale (Citus) server group for enhanced read scalability.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) Basic in public preview
You now have the ability to run Hyperscale (Citus) on a single node with Hyperscale (Citus) Basic, an easy way to be scale-out ready.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) maintenance schedules in public preview
Now Hyperscale (Citus) supports custom schedules for maintenance – specify your preferred day of the week and 30-minute time window.
March 2021
Azure Private Link for Azure Cache for Redis in general availability
Use Azure Private Link to connect to an Azure Cache for Redis instance from your virtual network via a private endpoint to eliminate data exposure to the public internet.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server (public preview) available in new regions
With new regions announced for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server, you can control multiple configuration parameters for fine-grained database tuning with a simpler developer experience to accelerate end-to-end deployment.
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