Google Cloud unlocks the original promise of SQL with new AI engine and AlloyDB updates.

Earlier this week the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) team announced the alpha release of Cloud SQL for Microsoft SQL Server.

During this preview period, Google Cloud SQL will be free of charge. Google will announce pricing a month before it starts charging for it. “You can now choose to power your App Engine ...

Google Cloud just unveiled a new edition of Cloud SQL, its enterprise-ready, fully managed database service for running MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server workloads.

Google has announced the pricing for its Cloud SQL database, signalling the end of the free trial period that selected developers have been enjoying, but also opening it up to the wider public.

Google's new features include Gemini in BigQuery and Looker to help users with data engineering and analysis.

Cloud SQL, based on the open-source MySQL database, was announced on Google's App Engine Blog yesterday, and is being rolled out to selected developers in a limited trial—for free.