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# Databases

Documentation and resources for migrating and managing enterprise data with security, reliability, high availability, and fully-managed data services on Google Cloud.

## Explore databases in Google Cloud

Read documentation and Cloud Architecture Center articles about database-related products, capabilities, and procedures. [](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/databases)

### [Database resources](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/databases)

Plan your approach with Architecture Center resources across a variety of database topics.[](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/databases) [](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/multi-cloud-database-management)

### [Multicloud database management](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/multi-cloud-database-management)

Plan with architectures, use cases, and best practices for multicloud database management.[](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/multi-cloud-database-management)

## Training, blog articles, and more

Go to training courses, blog articles, and other related resources. [](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/22)

### [Database engineer learning path](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/22)

Study how to design, create, manage, migrate, and troubleshoot databases used by applications to store and retrieve data.[](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/22) [](https://g.dev/cloud/gear-docs-databases)

### [Gemini Enterprise Agent Ready](https://g.dev/cloud/gear-docs-databases)

Go from prototyping with Gemini to deploying secure, enterprise-grade agents with hands-on training and guidance from Google experts.[](https://g.dev/cloud/gear-docs-databases)

## Database products by use case

Expand sections or use the filter to find products and guides for typical use cases.

### Non-relational databases


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#### [Bigtable](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs)

Store terabytes or petabytes of data using a NoSQL wide-column database service. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Datastore](https://docs.cloud.google.com/datastore/docs)

A NoSQL document database built for automatic scaling, high performance, and ease of application development. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Firestore with MongoDB compatibility](https://docs.cloud.google.com/firestore/mongodb-compatibility/docs)

A NoSQL document database with MongoDB compatibility built for automatic scaling, high performance, and ease of application development. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Firestore in Native mode](https://docs.cloud.google.com/firestore/native/docs)

A flexible, scalable NoSQL document database for mobile, web, and server development. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Memorystore for Valkey](https://docs.cloud.google.com/memorystore/docs/valkey)

Achieve extreme performance using a managed in-memory Valkey service. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Memorystore for Redis Cluster](https://docs.cloud.google.com/memorystore/docs/cluster)

Achieve extreme performance using a managed in-memory Redis Cluster service. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Memorystore for Redis](https://docs.cloud.google.com/memorystore/docs/redis)

Achieve extreme performance using a managed in-memory data store service. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/databases-color.svg)

#### [Memorystore for Memcached (Deprecated)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/memorystore/docs/memcached)

Applications running on Google Cloud can achieve extreme performance by leveraging the scalable, available, secure, and managed Memcached service.

### Relational databases


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#### [AlloyDB for PostgreSQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs)

A fully-managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database for demanding transactional workloads. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/alloydb-color.svg)

#### [AlloyDB Omni](https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/omni/docs)

A downloadable edition of AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, designed to run anywhere---in your data center, on your laptop, at the edge, and in any cloud. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/spanner-color.svg)

#### [Spanner](https://docs.cloud.google.com/spanner/docs)

Back your apps with a mission-critical, global-scale database service. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/spanner-color.svg)

#### [Spanner Omni](https://docs.cloud.google.com/spanner-omni)

A downloadable, self-managed edition of Spanner, designed to run in your own on-premises environment or in the cloud. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/sql-color.svg)

#### [Cloud SQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs)

General information about the Cloud SQL options, each a fully-managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your relational databases. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/sql-color.svg)

#### [Cloud SQL for MySQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql)

A fully-managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your MySQL relational databases on Google Cloud. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/sql-color.svg)

#### [Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres)

A fully-managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your PostgreSQL relational databases on Google Cloud. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/sql-color.svg)

#### [Cloud SQL for SQL Server](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver)

A managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your SQL Server databases on Google Cloud.

### Migration


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#### [Database Migration Service](https://docs.cloud.google.com/database-migration/docs)

Serverless, easy, minimal downtime migrations to Cloud SQL. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/categories/data-analytics-color.svg)

#### [Datastream](https://docs.cloud.google.com/datastream/docs)

A serverless and easy-to-use change data capture (CDC) and replication service.

### Fleet Management


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#### [Database Center](https://docs.cloud.google.com/database-center/docs)

Fleet management solution that gives you one centralized view across your entire database fleet.

### Related products, guides, and sites

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#### [BigQuery](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs)

Understand your data using a fully managed, highly scalable data warehouse with built-in ML. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/bigquery-color.svg)

#### [BigLake in BigQuery](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/biglake-intro)

Query structured data in external data stores with access delegation. ![](https://docs.cloud.google.com/_static/clouddocs/images/icons/products/bigquery-color.svg)

#### [BigQuery Storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/storage_overview)

Storage optimized for running analytic queries over large datasets and high-throughput streaming ingestion and high-throughput reads.