☁️ Microsoft Azure
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server 20% Price Reduction — All General Purpose Tiers
Azure reduced MySQL Flexible Server General Purpose pricing 20% across all vCore counts. 8vCore/32GB HA configuration: now $424/month (was $530). Represents the most significant Azure managed database price cut in 2 years.
TCOIQ: Azure MySQL Flexible Server HA is now priced below AWS RDS MySQL Multi-AZ (m7i.2xlarge: ~$835/month) at the 8vCore tier. This makes Azure the best value for MySQL/PostgreSQL HA workloads in 2025. Compare with OCI MySQL HeatWave ($247/month HA) which is still cheaper.
💰 TCOIQ Cost Impact
8vCore HA: $424/month (was $530) — now cheaper than AWS RDS MySQL Multi-AZ at $835/month for same workload
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