Alberto MorilloMar 12
High-availability in Azure Database for MySQL
#MySQL #HighAvailability #Azure #AzureDatabase
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/flexible-server/concepts-high-availability?wt.mc_id=DP-MVP-4015656
Zone-Redundant High-Availability (HA) - Azure Database for MySQL

Get a conceptual overview of zone-redundant high-availability in Azure Database for MySQL.

InfoQOct 2, 2023

🆕 #AzureDatabase will drop support for #MariaDB: https://bit.ly/3PCXIFN

Over the coming months, users will no longer be able to create new MariaDB databases through the console or CLI, with a scheduled sunset for existing instances in 2025.

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Azure Database Drops Support for MariaDB

Microsoft recently announced that Azure Database will drop support for MariaDB. Over the coming months, users will no longer be able to create new MariaDB databases through the console or CLI, with a scheduled sunset for existing instances in 2025.

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Gareth Emslie 🇿🇦 🇪🇦 🇨🇭Jan 17, 2023
Database audits are an integral part of meeting compliance requirements, and can be enabled in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible server by using the pgaudit PG extension. Additionally, Kusto Query Language (KQL) can be used to analyze Azure Postgres logs. Prerequisites such as audit logging and log analytics must be configured prior to use. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/audit-logging-and-azure-active-directory-in-azure-database-for/ba-p/3715721 #AzureDatabase #PostgreSQL #KQL
Audit Logging and Azure Active Directory in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible servers.

Database audits are one of the important components that need to be set up based on your organization’s compliance requirements, where you can monitor the targeted activities to achieve your security baseline. In Azure database for PostgreSQL flexible server, you can achieve that by using pgaudit PG...

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Gareth Emslie 🇿🇦 🇪🇦 🇨🇭Jan 4, 2023
Use Azure Active Directory-based authentication methods using Azure Active Directory principals, managed identities, and groups to connect and access Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server.. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-active-directory-for-azure-database-for-postgresql-flexible-server/ #AzureAD #AzureDatabase #PostgreSQL
Gareth Emslie 🇿🇦 🇪🇦 🇨🇭Jan 2, 2023
The pgcrypto module is an extension for PostgreSQL that provides a variety of cryptographic functions, and when encrypting data it is important to pick the most appropriate encryption strategy. It can be installed on Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server with the CREATE EXTENSION command. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/secure-sensitive-data-with-pgcrypto-extension-in-azure/ba-p/3705870 #AzureDatabase #PostgreSQL #pgcrypto
Secure sensitive data with pgcrypto extension in Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server

The pgcrypto module is a cryptographic extension that provides a number of hashing and cryptographic functions using MD5, SHA, HMAC, AES, BLOWFISH, PGP, and CRYPT, as well as DES and 3DES.  When encrypting data, one must take into an account the more difficult you make it to read data, it also takes...

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heise online (inoffiziell)Apr 28, 2022
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Sicherheitslücken in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server gefixt
Sicherheitslücken in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server gefixt

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