Azure Database for MySQL

SQL Server is not the only database you build and deploy into Azure. Another very popular option is MySQL. Going back many years, this was actually my first database technology that I ever used so its great seeing it within the Azure eco-system, it has always been a popular choice as seen below.

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SQL Managed Instances – Failing Over

This is our current setup shown below.

There is not much to failing over with Managed Instances, from experience it is similar to that of Azure SQL Database.

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Failover Groups for Managed Instances

If you have been following me for a while you will know that I really like the Fail over groups within Azure SQL DB and it is no different to when applying it to Managed Instances. If you want a rock-solid DR plan, this is the way forward.

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