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Google’s Cloud Spanner database adds new features and regions

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Cloud Spanner, Google’s globally distributed relational database service, is getting a bit more distributed today with the launch of a new region and new ways to set up multi-region configurations. The service is also getting a new feature that gives developers deeper insights into their most resource-consuming queries. With this update, Google is adding to […] Continue reading Google’s Cloud Spanner database adds new features and regions→

Google Cloud expands its bet on managed database services

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Google announced a number of updates to its cloud-based database services today. For the most part, we’re not talking about any groundbreaking new products here but all of these updates address specific pain points that enterprises suffer when they move to the cloud. As Google Director of Product Management Dominic Preuss told me ahead of […] Continue reading Google Cloud expands its bet on managed database services→

Google Cloud Spanner update includes SLA that promises less than five minutes of downtime per year

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 Cloud Spanner, Google’s globally distributed cloud database got an update today that includes multi-region support, meaning the database can be replicated across regions for lower latency and better performance. It also got an updated Service Level Agreement (SLA) that should please customers. The latter states Cloud Spanner databases will have 99.999% (five nines) availability, a level… Read More Continue reading Google Cloud Spanner update includes SLA that promises less than five minutes of downtime per year→