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Save cost with RIs and by stopping the Azure DB for MySQL Flexible Server instance for up to 30 days

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Bashar-MSFT
Iron Contributor
Oct 13, 2021
Thank you for your overwhelming response to Flexible Server! We're driven by your feedback and are working hard to add new capabilities to Flexible Server every month . Today, I'd like to share detai...
Updated Oct 26, 2021
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Bashar-MSFT
Iron Contributor
Oct 21, 2021

Thanks Sumit Sengupta for the feedback! I know this is a true example for dynamicity. This feature allow users to save cost at off hours and then scale up with a click and get the resources needed during the peak business hours.

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    SonPhamT
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 26, 2025

    Hi, could you consider adding a feature to scale down storage? We've been facing an issue where bin logs accumulated over time, consuming a significant amount of storage. Although we've cleaned them up, the freed space isn't reclaimed. As a result, we had to create a new server to resolve the issue.