Azure Database for MySQL flexible server is cost effective and easy to set up, operate, and scale. Enjoy advanced security, same-zone or zone-redundant high availability, and a service-level agreement (SLA) of up to 99.99 percent. Leverage your existing open source MySQL skills, tools, drivers, and programming languages of your choice. Achieve faster innovation and increased productivity with a simplified end-to-end deployment experience and take advantage of new flexible server features such as, user-controlled maintenance windows, server parameter configuration, and IOPS provisioning.