Spanner is a globally distributed, horizontally scalable relational database service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Learning about Spanner introduces readers to cloud-native database technologies and distributed systems. Readers can explore Spanner's features, architecture, and use cases for building highly available and globally consistent applications, helping them leverage Spanner's capabilities for data storage and transaction processing.

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Chaos testing Spanner improves reiliability

Why Spanner is a good fit for microservices-based applications

AlloyDB and Spanner databases for startups

How Spanner vector search supports generative AI apps

Why Glance migrated its document database to Spanner

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Migrate from PostgreSQL to Spanner with minimal downtime

Why Character.ai chose Spanner and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

Integration testing with Spanner emulator and GitHub actions

Cloud Spanner is the database of choice for Nest Cameras