HipLocal's current environment includes APIs running on Compute Engine VMs in GCP, state stored in a single-instance MySQL database, and no logging. They aim to improve resilience for their MySQL deployment while meeting business requirements (global expansion, user scalability, compliance) and technical requirements (metrics, monitoring, logging, serverless architecture, secure access).

Which MySQL configuration should they implement to achieve these goals?

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