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Azure Database for MariaDB—Reserved capacity is now available
Azure Database for MariaDB reserved capacity is now available to reserve compute power for your existing and future MariaDB servers.
Azure Database for MariaDB support for intelligent performance is now available
Target availability: Q4 2019
Azure Database for MariaDB support for the intelligent performance set of features, which includes query store, query performance insight, and performance recommendations, is now generally available. This set of features provides the ability for you to better understand your workloads, including visually inspecting them, and to identify bottlenecks.
August 2019
Same region read replica is now available for Azure Database for MariaDB
Azure Database for MariaDB now supports asynchronous replication of data from one Azure Database for MariaDB server (the ‘master’) to up to five Azure Database for MariaDB servers (the ‘replicas’) in the same region.
July 2019
Read replica across regions for Azure Database for MariaDB
Cross-region asynchronous replication is now in preview for Azure Database for MariaDB. Create up to five read-only replica servers for every master server to scale out and balance read-heavy workloads across replica servers and Azure regions.
June 2019
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MariaDB now generally available
Target availability: Q2 2019
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for MariaDB users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Azure Database for MariaDB now available in South Africa regions
We are pleased to announce that Azure Database for MariaDB is now generally available in the recently announced regions of South Africa North and South Africa West.
Database engine auditing for Azure Database for MariaDB now in preview
Azure Database for MariaDB now provides preview support for database audit logging integrated with Azure Monitor Diagnostic Logs.
Azure Database for MariaDB support for MariaDB 10.3 is now available
Azure Database for MariaDB support for MariaDB server version 10.3 is now available to the public. Features include temporal data processing and Oracle compatibility, as well as enhancements to compatibility, compression, encryption, and performance.
Intelligent Performance for Azure Database for MariaDB is now in preview
Azure Database for MariaDB now provides preview support for Intelligent Performance, which includes query store, query performance insights, and performance recommendations.
Azure Database for MariaDB read replica is in preview
Azure Database for MariaDB now provides preview support for asynchronous replication of data from one Azure Database for MariaDB server (the ‘master’) to up to five Azure Database for MariaDB servers (the ‘replicas’) in the same region.
May 2019
Slow query log integration with Azure Monitor for Azure Database for MariaDB is now supported
Azure Database for MariaDB users can now take advantage of generally available support for slow query log integration with Azure Monitor, which allows you to export your logs to Azure Monitor logs (previously named Log Analytics), Event Hubs, and Azure Storage.
April 2019
Azure Database for MariaDB: New compute options are now generally available
Azure Database for MariaDB now supports even larger workloads and helps you to accommodate future growth.
February 2019
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB are now generally available
Now generally available, virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB are accessible in all available regions.
January 2019
General availability: Move MariaDB servers to new resource groups and subscriptions
Move Azure Database for MariaDB servers to a new resource group or subscription.
December 2018
Azure Database for MariaDB name changes
Effective February 1, 2019, names for Azure Database for MariaDB will change.
Public preview: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB are in public preview.
General availability: Azure Database for MariaDB
Azure Database for MariaDB is generally available.
October 2018
Public preview: Azure Database for MariaDB
Azure Database for MariaDB is in public preview.
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