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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
Former Employee
Oct 13, 2021
Thank you for your overwhelming response to Flexible Server! We're driven by your feedback and are working hard to add https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/mysql/flexible-server/whats-new to Flexible Ser...
Updated Oct 26, 2021
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Bashar-MSFT
Former Employee
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.