One of App Engine’s most requested
features has been a simple way to develop traditional database-driven applications. In
response to your feedback, we’re happy to announce the limited preview of Google Cloud SQL.
You can now choose to power your App Engine applications with a familiar relational
database in a fully-managed cloud environment. This allows you to focus on developing your
applications and services, free from the chores of managing, maintaining and administering
relational databases.
Google Cloud SQL brings many benefits to the App
Engine community:
No maintenance or administration - we manage
the database for you.
High reliability and availability - your data is
replicated synchronously to multiple data centers. Machine, rack and data center failures are
handled automatically to minimize end-user impact.
Familiar MySQL database environment with JDBC support (for
Java-based App Engine applications) and DB-API support (for
Python-based App Engine applications).
Comprehensive user interface for
administering databases.
The service includes database import and export
functionality, so you can move your existing MySQL databases to the cloud and use them with
App Engine.
Cloud SQL is available free of charge for now, and we will
publish pricing at least 30 days before charging for it. The service will continue to evolve
as we work out the kinks during the preview, but let us
know if you’d like to take it for a spin.
Navneet Joneja loves being at the forefront of the next generation of simple
and reliable software infrastructure, the foundation on which next-generation technology is
being built. When not working, he can usually be found dreaming up new ways to entertain his
intensely curious one-year-old.
