Cloud SQL

Cloud SQL data is encrypted when on Google’s internal networks and when stored in database tables, temporary files, and backups. It supports private connectivity with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and every Cloud SQL instance includes a network firewall, allowing you to control public network access.

Easily scale up as your data grows—add processor cores, RAM, and storage, and scale out by adding read replicas to handle increasing read traffic. Cloud SQL can also automatically scale up storage capacity when you are near your limit. Read replicas support high availability, can have their own read replicas, and can be located across regions and platforms.

Cloud SQL offers near-zero downtime of less than 10 seconds for planned maintenance. It also offers flexible maintenance window features like advance email notification and the ability to reschedule by 28 days, pick specific times for maintenance, and deny maintenance for up to 90 days.

Cloud SQL can automatically accelerate your applications using built-in performance management techniques. Cloud SQL for MySQL also leverages flash memory on your database instance to lower read latency and improve throughput by intelligently caching data across memory and high speed storage.

Stream data across heterogeneous databases, storage systems, and applications reliably and with minimal latency with Datastream. Scale up or down with a serverless architecture and no resources to provision or manage, and enable near real-time insights on operational data.