Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Newly created instances configured with <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/high-availability">high availability (HA)</a> now have <a…

<a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/configure-dns#dns-auto">DNS automation</a> is now generally available (<a…

You can change the backup plan for your <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/backup-recovery/manage-enhanced-backups">Cloud SQL enhanced backups</a> without first removing the…

Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports executing SQL statements using the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/executesql-instance">Cloud SQL Data API</a>.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports PolyBase (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages">GA</a>). With PolyBase, your Cloud SQL for SQL Server instance uses Transact-SQL…

You can use the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/reference/mcp/databaseinsights/mcp">Database Insights remote MCP server</a> to analyze Cloud SQL for SQL Server's performance…

The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/use-cloudsql-mcp">Cloud SQL remote MCP server</a> is generally available (<a…

You can use <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/about-private-service-connect#dns-automation">DNS automation</a> on Cloud SQL instances where Private Service Connect is enabled to…

As of April 10, 2026, you can create, run, and edit <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/cloud-assist/investigations">Gemini Cloud Assist investigations</a> only if you have a <a…

Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports SQL Server 2025 (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages">GA</a>): • SQL Server 2025 Standard • SQL Server 2025 Enterprise • SQL…

Point-in-time recovery (PITR) default enablement behavior has changed: • PITR is now enabled by default when you create a <a…

<a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/concepts/backup-vault#multi-regions">Multi-region backup vaults for Cloud SQL enhanced backups</a> are generally available…

Control of MCP use with organization policies is deprecated. After March 17, 2026, organization policies that use the gcp.managed.allowedMCPServices constraint won't work, and you can control MCP use…

You can now use the Cloud SQL remote MCP server. The Cloud SQL remote MCP server lets you interact easily with Cloud SQL instances from LLMs, AI applications, and AI-enabled development…