Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server announced a new feature: Autoscale IOPS in October 2022. With this feature enabled, you do not need to pre-provision IOPs. The Flexible server automatically scales IO up and down depending on the workload. You can save on your costs as you do not have to pay for the resources you are not fully using. Read about the announcement here: Announcing Autoscale IOPS (Public Preview) for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
WordPress on Azure App Service is taking advantage of Autoscale IOPS and Storage auto-grow features of Azure Database for MySQL to provide you with more cost-effective hosting plans. Read more about these features here: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server service tiers
Updated Hosting Plans:
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Hosting Plan
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WebApp Server
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Database Server
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Basic
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B1
(1 vCores, 1.75 GB RAM, 10 GB Storage)
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Burstable, B1s
(1 vCores, 1 GiB RAM, 20 GiB storage, Auto IOPS)
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Standard
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P1V2
(1 vCores, 3.5 GB RAM, 250 GB Storage)
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Burstable, B2s
(2 vCores, 4 GiB RAM, 128 GiB storage, Auto IOPS)
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Premium
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P1V3
(2 vCores, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB Storage)
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General Purpose, D2ds_v4
(2 vCores, 16 GiB RAM, 256 GiB storage, Auto IOPS)
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To check the earlier Hosting plans, see Announcing the General Availability of WordPress on Azure App Service
Here is a table to show how much you can save with the updated Hosting Plans with the optimized Database.
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Hosting Plan
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Approximate Pricing – Old
(Per month in East US region)
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Approximate Pricing – New
(Per month in East US region)
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Potential Savings
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Basic
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$ 28.7
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$ 21
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27%
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Standard
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$ 215
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$ 139
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35%
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Premium
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$ 317
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$ 253
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20%
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Support and Feedback
In case you need any support, you can open a support request at New support request - Microsoft Azure.
For more details about the offering, please visit Announcing the General Availability of WordPress on Azure App Service - Microsoft Tech Community.
If you have any ideas about how we can make WordPress on Azure App Service better, please post your ideas at Post idea · Community (azure.com)
or you could email us at wordpressonazure@microsoft.com to start a conversation.
