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Azure Private Link for Azure Database for MySQL is now available
Azure Private Link support for Azure Database for MySQL is now generally available.
Azure Database for MySQL—Planned maintenance notification now in preview
The planned maintenance notifications feature of Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview. Use this feature to receive alerts for upcoming planned maintenance to your Azure Database for MySQL.
January 2020
Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for MySQL
We're excited to announce preview support of Azure Active Directory integration for Azure Database for MySQL.
Private Link for Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview
Azure Private Link support for Azure Database for MySQL is now available in preview.
December 2019
Azure Database for MySQL support for MySQL 8.0 is now available
Azure Database for MySQL now provides general availability support for the latest major version of MySQL, version 8.0.
November 2019
Azure Database for MySQL—Service health notifications in East US and UK South
Now in preview for East US and UK South regions only, Azure Database for MySQL provides support for service health notifications for planned maintenance.
PostgreSQL and MySQL and MariaDB General Purpose Large Scale Storage Meter ID and Name Changes
Effective January 1, 2020, the meter IDs and names of Azure Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL and MariaDB General Purpose -Large Scale Storage will change.
Azure Database for MySQL is now available in Switzerland regions
Azure Database for MySQL is now generally available in the recently announced regions of Switzerland.
Azure Database for MySQL—Reserved capacity is now available
Azure Database for MySQL reserved capacity is now available to reserve compute power for your existing and future MySQL servers.
Azure Database for MySQL—Large storage is now generally available
Support is now available for up to 16 TB of storage and up to 20,000 IOPS in Azure Database services for MySQL.
Azure Database for MySQL support for intelligent performance is now available
Target availability: Q4 2019
Azure Database for MySQL support for intelligent performance, 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 the ability to visually inspect them, and to identify bottlenecks.
September 2019
Azure Data Factory now supports copying data into Azure Database for MySQL
Azure Data Factory now supports copying data into Azure Database for MySQL. Use the Copy Activity feature to load data into Azure Database for MySQL from any supported data sources.
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.
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