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September 2019
Cross-region read replicas in Azure Database for MySQL are now available
Cross-region read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for MySQL.
July 2019
Azure Database for MySQL support for MySQL 8.0 is in preview
Azure Database for MySQL now provides preview support for the latest major version of MySQL, version 8.0.
Large storage for Azure Database for MySQL now in preivew
We are excited to announce support for up to 16TB of storage and up to 20,000 IOPS in Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview.
June 2019
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MySQL now generally available
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for MySQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Azure Database for MySQL now available in South Africa regions
We are pleased to announce that Azure Database for MySQL is now generally available in the recently announced regions of South Africa North and South Africa West.
Database engine auditing for Azure Database for MySQL now in preview
Azure Database for MySQL now provides preview support for database audit logging integrated with Azure Monitor Diagnostic Logs.
Additional server parameters for Azure Database for MySQL now available
Azure Database for MySQL customers can now tune additional server parameters to help optimize the MySQL engine to address their unique workloads.
Intelligent Performance for Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview
Azure Database for MySQL now provides preview support for Intelligent Performance, which includes three distinct features—query store, query performance insights, and performance recommendations.
May 2019
Read replica across regions for Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Cross-region asynchronous replication is now in preview for Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Azure Quickstart Center enables new customers to build cloud projects with confidence
The Azure Quickstart Center within the Azure portal enables new customers to use the self-guided approach to build cloud projects and accelerate deployment with ease.
February 2019
Azure Database for MySQL: Read replica now generally available
Azure Database for MySQL now supports continuous asynchronous replication of data from one Azure Database for MySQL server (master) to up to five Azure Database for MySQL servers (replicas) in the same region.
Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL: New compute options are now available
Microsoft’s open source database services, Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL, now provide the ability to scale up compute to 64 vCores in the general purpose pricing tiers and to 32 vCores in the memory optimized tiers.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL Resource GUID and name changes
Effective April 1, 2019, the resource GUIDs and names for Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL will change.
January 2019
Support for Amazon RDS for MySQL to Azure Database for MySQL online migrations
Access generally available functionality in Azure Database Migration Service to migrate Amazon RDS for MySQL to Azure Database for MySQL while the source database remains online during migration.
Support for MySQL to Azure Database for MySQL online migrations
Use Azure Database Migration Service to migrate MySQL databases hosted on-premises, on a virtual machine, or on AWS RDS MySQL, to Azure Database for MySQL while the source database remains online during migration.
December 2018
Azure databases for MySQL and PostgreSQL resource GUID changes
Effective February 1, 2019, the resource GUIDs for Azure databases for MySQL and PostgreSQL will change due to the migration from Gen 4 compute to Gen 5 compute.
General availability: Increased compute in Azure Database for MySQL servers
Customers can now scale up their compute to 64 vCores in the General Purpose pricing tiers and 32 vCores in the Memory Optimized tiers in Azure Database for MySQL.
November 2018
Azure CLI support for Azure Database for MySQL read replicas
You can now create and manage read replicas by using the Azure CLI.
October 2018
Deprecation of preview API versions for Azure Database for MySQL
For Azure Database for MySQL, all customers who use the preview APIs must switch to the new API version by December 1, 2018.
General availability: Move MySQL servers to new resource groups and subscriptions
Move Azure Database for MySQL servers to a new resource group or subscription.
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