When you start the build process for MySQL you will be shown the below screen, the question is what option would you select?
Azure DB for MySQL – Single server vs Flexible
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When you start the build process for MySQL you will be shown the below screen, the question is what option would you select?
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.
There is a setting / feature in Managed Instance worth talking about, it is called SQL Trust Groups.
Lets summarise some important learnings about SQL MI and failover groups.
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.