Google Cloud Spanner

Google Cloud Spanner is a fully managed, horizontally scalable relational database service designed to handle large-scale, mission-critical applications. It combines the benefits of traditional relational databases with the scalability of NoSQL systems. Cloud Spanner offers global distribution, strong consistency, and high availability across multiple regions, making it ideal for applications that require both high performance and reliability. The service supports SQL queries and ACID transactions, and it automatically manages replication and data distribution. Google Cloud Spanner is used for applications ranging from financial systems to gaming and e-commerce platforms that demand both scalability and transactional integrity.