Google Cloud SQL was used to enable a number of our public cloud applications to centrally store and access data quickly, efficiently and in a secure way. It is often difficult to find a good SQL provider and this worked well for us, enabling easy migration and scaling of our applications.
Pros
Secure connections.
Easy to scale.
Easy to maintain.
Cons
A desktop management application could be useful.
A better split between the way service accounts are created by users and have it designated separately to the rest of workspace.
Improved alerting with third party monitoring.
Likelihood to Recommend
GCSQL is great as a starter SQL provision for when building and developing. It has limitations when really trying to scale and with larger teams, but seems fine for individual developers or smaller apps & orgs that need something easy and quick, mostly following an enterprise style. Ideally, this works well with fully cloud applications.
VU
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (E-Learning company, 51-200 employees)
We came to Google Cloud SQL in need of a cloud database solution to house analytic data we collect from various I.T. systems, most importantly our trouble ticketing tool. The goal was a central repository that was easy to manage for our small organization. Our data storage needs are small compared to many organizations.
Pros
Easy Setup
Easy Configuration
Cons
Tools we use send people elsewhere (AWS especially)
Few integrations
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Cloud SQL was very easy to setup because our institution is already already invested in the Google Cloud Platform. If we had gone with Amazon or Azure, there would have been extra complexity and cost of getting established. The product is a great fit for organizations already invested in GCP. Google offers everything the others do, however third party vendor support is seriously lacking (aka the vendors refer you to other tools like AWS etc).
VU
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (Higher Education company, 51-200 employees)
