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Setting Up for Cloud Spanner

In this hand-on lab, we will be configuring a Cloud Spanner instance with Google Cloud SQL. Using different databases in GCP can help you understand how each database service works and what value each database service brings to your organization. In the end, you should be more familiar with how Cloud Spanner configuration works.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 03, 2025
Duration
30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Enable the Cloud Spanner API

    Here we will enable the API to be able to work with Cloud Spanner.

  2. Challenge

    Create a Cloud Spanner Instance

    Here we will create a new Cloud Spanner instance.

  3. Challenge

    Create a Database

    Here we will create a database for data in Cloud Spanner.

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