GCP Cloud SQL

GCP Cloud SQL is a fully-managed relational database service offered by Google Cloud Platform, providing robust, scalable, and highly available instances of MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. It automates common database administration tasks like patching, backups, replication, and failover,…

Key facts

First appeared: 2011
Category: technology
Problem solved: Cloud SQL was created to eliminate the operational burden and 'undifferentiated heavy lifting' associated with self-managing relational databases. It provides a managed service that handles provisioning, patching, backups, replication, high availability, and scaling, thereby reducing costs, increasing reliability, and freeing up engineering resources.
Platforms: Google Cloud Platform

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