More maintenance controls for Cloud SQL

[Brett Hesterberg]

Routine maintenance is a part of every database user experience—it’s how we ensure you get the performance improvements and new feature updates that keep your business running smoothly and securely. But we get it: Nobody likes downtime, no matter how brief. 

That's why we’re pleased to announce that Cloud SQL now lets you have more control over when your instances undergo routine maintenance. This includes two top-requested features: advanced notification and maintenance rescheduling.

Check out our Google Cloud blog post (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/introducing-more-maintenance-controls-for-cloud-sql) and online documentation (https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/maintenance) for more information.

Note: Notifications for maintenance are not sent out by default, so make sure to opt in (https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/maintenance#maintenance-notifications).