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Cloud SQL
SQL Server
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Product overview
Cloud SQL editions overview
Cloud SQL for SQL Server features
Key terms
Get started
Quickstart: Create and query a database in the Cloud Console
Create an instance in a private network and then import a database
Connect from a Cloud Service
Quickstart: Connect from Cloud Shell
Quickstart: Connect from Cloud Run
Quickstart: Connect from Google Kubernetes Engine
Quickstart: Connect from App Engine standard environment
Quickstart: Connect from App Engine flexible environment
Quickstart: Connect from Compute Engine
Quickstart: Connect using private IP
Quickstart: Connect using the Cloud SQL Auth proxy
Quickstart: Connect from your local computer
Plan and prepare
Overview
Choose a Cloud SQL edition
Choose a machine series
Choose a storage option
Region availability
Data cache overview
Create and manage
Instances
Create instances
Edit instances
Clone instances
Start, stop, and restart instances
Label instances
Delete instances
Prevent deletion of an instance
Supported instance settings
View instance information
Configure database flags
Manage instance locations
Manage connectivity tests
Manage capacity
About storage shrink
Shrink instance storage capacity
Manage maintenance updates
Maintenance updates on instances
View and set maintenance windows
Perform self-service maintenance
Upgrade
Upgrade overview
In place instance upgrades
Upgrade edition and infrastructure
Upgrade an instance to the new network architecture
Database version upgrades
Upgrade the database major version
Upgrade the database minor version
Use best practices
General best practices
Operational guidelines
Databases
Create and manage databases
Manage the tempdb database
Execute SQL statements using the Cloud SQL Data API
Data virtualization using PolyBase
PolyBase overview
Enable and disable PolyBase
Configure external data sources
Linked servers
About linked servers
Manage linked servers
Users
About SQL Server users
Cloud SQL built-in database authentication
Create and manage users
Export SQL Server logins
Managed Microsoft AD in Cloud SQL
Overview of Managed Microsoft AD in Cloud SQL
Use Managed Microsoft AD with Cloud SQL
Use Managed Microsoft AD Diagnosis Tool with Cloud SQL
Customer-managed Microsoft AD in Cloud SQL
Customer-managed Active Directory overview
Use customer-managed Active Directory
Use customer-managed Active Directory Diagnosis Tool with Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL Studio
Manage your data using Cloud SQL Studio
Write SQL with Gemini Assistance
Manage your resources using Knowledge Catalog
Secure and control access
Overview
About access control
Data residency overview
Use Secret Manager to handle secrets in Cloud SQL
Organization policies
Cloud SQL organization policies
Add predefined organization policies
Add custom organization policies
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
IAM authentication
Roles and permissions
Use IAM Conditions
Integration with Microsoft Entra ID
Fine-grained access control with tags
Access control with Google Cloud tags
Attach and manage tags on Cloud SQL instances
Use encryption
About client-side encryption
About customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)
Use customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)
About transparent data encryption (TDE)
Use transparent data encryption (TDE)
Use Cloud SQL regional endpoints
Configure VPC Service Controls
Connect
Choose how to connect to Cloud SQL
Authorize with authorized networks
