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September 2025 Recap: Azure Database for MySQL

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Oct 09, 2025

We're excited to share a summary of the Azure Database for MySQL updates for the month of September 2025.

Join us live on our YouTube channel on October 15, 2025 for an exclusive webinar where we’ll dive deeper into the latest Azure Database for MySQL updates and answer your questions! Watch it live here.

Support for In-Place Major Version Upgrade from 8.0 to 8.4

We previously announced that Azure Database for MySQL version 8.4 is now generally available. We’re now happy to share that in-place major version upgrade is supported for MySQL servers from 8.0 to 8.4. If you’re currently on MySQL 5.7, you’ll first need to perform an in-place upgrade from 5.7 to 8.0, and then upgrade from 8.0 to 8.4. Learn more.

Near-Zero-Downtime Maintenance - General Availability

You can now take advantage of near-zero-downtime maintenance for Azure Database for MySQL with high availability (HA) enabled. This capability is now generally available and is supported by our new HA architecture based on a dedicated Azure Standard Load Balancer design. Thanks to the dedicated Standard Load Balancer design, maintenance is now faster and no longer impacted by client-side DNS caching, which previously caused brief connection drops in some scenarios. This enhancement ensures that your mission-critical workloads remain continuously available, even during infrastructure updates, helping you meet strict uptime requirements and maintain operational continuity. Learn more

We would love your feedback

We look forward to your feedback as you explore these enhancements and continue building with Azure Database for MySQL. If you have any suggestions or queries about our service, please let us know by emailing us at AskAzureDBforMySQL@service.microsoft.com.

To learn more about what's new with Flexible Server, see What's new in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.

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Updated Oct 09, 2025
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