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Announcing the general availability of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server version 8.4. With this release, you can now create new MySQL 8.4 servers for your production workloads and benefit from the latest features, performance enhancements, and se

To help you manage your MySQL upgrade timelines with greater flexibility, we’re introducing Extended Support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server, starting in spring 2026. If your server is running on a MySQL version that has reached the end of

You can now take advantage of near-zero-downtime maintenance for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server with high availability (HA) enabled. This capability is now generally available and is supported by our new HA architecture based on a dedicated Az

Azure Database for MySQL now enables you to configure the backup interval for the automatic backups taken by the system to improve restore speed. This new feature optimizes the process by introducing more frequent snapshots, thereby reducing the number of