GCP Cloud SQL

Deploy and manage fully managed relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) on Google Cloud.

When to Use

• Running production relational databases without managing replication, patching, or backups
• Migrating on-premises PostgreSQL or MySQL workloads to a managed service
• Applications requiring ACID transactions, relational schemas, and SQL query support
• Workloads that need automated high availability with regional failover

Prerequisites

• Google Cloud SDK (gcloud) installed and authenticated
• Cloud SQL Admin API and Service Networking API enabled
• IAM role roles/cloudsql.admin for full management