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March 2023

Mar 15

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
Mar 15

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
Mar 1

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

Jan 18

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
  • Open Source
  • Management
  • Features

December 2022

Dec 14

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
  • Security
  • Open Source
  • Features
Dec 14

General availability: Azure AD authentication with Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Simplify permission management by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory identities to authenticate with instances of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.

  • Open Source
  • Features

October 2022

Oct 12

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
Oct 12

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
Oct 12

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server auto scale IO

IN PREVIEW

Use auto scale IO to automatically scale the IO on an instance of Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server to efficiently adapt for workload needs without manual intervention.

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

September 2022

Sep 30

Action required: Migrate to Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server by 16 September 2024

Target retirement date: September 16, 2024

Azure Database for MySQL Single Server will be retired.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Retirements
Sep 28

Public preview: Azure AD authentication with Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

IN PREVIEW

Simplify permission management by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory identities to authenticate with instances of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Open Source
  • Features
Sep 14

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

NOW AVAILABLE

Provision up to 10 read replicas for high availability (HA) enabled servers in Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server.

  • Open Source
  • Features
Sep 14

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server data encryption with CMK

IN PREVIEW

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

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Open Source
  • Features
Sep 14

Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server major version upgrade

IN PREVIEW

Upgrade your instance of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server from version 5.7 to 8.0.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Open Source
  • Features
Sep 13

Generally available: Azure Dedicated Host support for Ultra Disk Storage

NOW AVAILABLE

Introducing support for ultra disks on Azure dedicated host.

  • Features

August 2022

Aug 17

General availability: Server logs for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Enable server logs and log types for detailed insights of server activities to help you identify and troubleshoot potential issues.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Open Source
  • Features
Aug 3

Public preview: Azure Dedicated Host support for Ultra SSD

IN PREVIEW

Introducing support for Azure Ultra Disks on Azure Dedicated Host.

  • Azure Dedicated Host
  • Features

July 2022

Jul 19

General Availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server - On demand backups

NOW AVAILABLE

Initiate on demand backups of your production workloads and store them based on your server’s backup retention policy.

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

June 2022

Jun 22

General availability: Azure Advisor support for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

NOW AVAILABLE

Get personalized recommendations based on your Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server usage.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features

May 2022

May 24

General availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server Business Critical service tier

NOW AVAILABLE

Run your production workloads on the Business Critical service tier, best for high-performance transactional or analytical applications and achieve a 1.5x performance improvement over Single Server on open-source community MySQL.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Microsoft Build
  • Features

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