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Don’t put off migrating your databases from Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server until the last minute—which is September 2024, when the service will end. Our hands-on testing shows that moving to Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server is a simple process that can actually improve your overall database performance and offer better value. With as much as 117 percent better OLTP performance on sysbench and up to 266 percent better performance per dollar, migrating your database to Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server with AMD EPYC processors can help you serve more database users and potentially improve your operating budget compared to the expiring Single Server option.Improving database performance and value with an easy migration to Azure Data...
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It’s time to move your databases from Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single Server instances now, before March 2025 when Microsoft Azure retires the service. Our hands-on testing shows that moving to Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server is a simple process that can offer significantly better database performance and value. With as much as 4.71 times the NOPM on HammerDB and up to 3.88 times the performance per dollar compared to Single Server, moving to Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Sever with AMD EPYC processors can give you higher performing databases for lower relative cost.
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