Google Cloud Database Center

Spec sheet

Purpose

Database Center is an AI-assisted dashboard that gives users a centralized view of database fleet health issues and recommendations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Intended users

Google identifies database platform teams and site reliability engineers as users who can use Database Center to identify compliance risks and help protect databases against downtime.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

API

The Database Center API provides organization-wide, cross-product access to database fleet health information and has REST and RPC references.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Integrations

Gemini Cloud Assist provides select performance insights and recommendations, including query and index advice for Cloud SQL and AlloyDB for PostgreSQL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com

Founded

1998Read 28 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com

Access controls

Access is managed with IAM permissions at the organization, folder, or project level; the viewer role grants access to instance metadata, not managed database contents.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Availability

Database Center is accessible from the Google Cloud managed database services console and is enabled by default for users with the required IAM permissions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com

Data freshness

Displayed data is not real time; it is usually updated within a few minutes but can take up to 24 hours.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Gemini

Gemini chat can answer questions about fleet health and provide customized recommendations based on Google Cloud projects.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Health monitoring

It summarizes fleet health issues using data from Google Cloud projects and Security Command Center, and advises how to investigate affected projects or instances.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Inventory limits

BigQuery supports resource inventory monitoring, and Memorystore for Valkey supports resource inventory and metrics monitoring, but neither has health issue monitoring in Database Center.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Preview limitations

Database monitoring for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server on Compute Engine VMs is in Preview and may have limited support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Security monitoring

Security-related health issues require Security Command Center; Built-in enables basic issues, while Premium enables all health issues supported by Security Command Center.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Supported databases

Health issue monitoring covers AlloyDB, Bigtable, Cloud SQL, Firestore, Memorystore, Oracle Database@Google Cloud, Spanner, and preview support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server on Compute Engine VMs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Plans and prices

Every Google Cloud Database Center plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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