Spanner

Spanner is a globally distributed, strongly consistent, relational database service developed by Google. It combines the scalability of NoSQL systems with the ACID transactions and SQL querying capabilities of traditional relational databases. It is designed to handle massive-scale, mission-critical applications across multiple regions with high availability and low latency.

Also known as: Google Spanner, Cloud Spanner, Spanner DB, Google Cloud Spanner, Spanner Database

Why learn Spanner?

Developers should use Spanner for applications requiring global scale, strong consistency, and high availability, such as financial systems, e-commerce platforms, or real-time analytics. It is ideal when data needs to be accessed and updated reliably across multiple geographic locations without sacrificing performance or consistency guarantees.

Learning Resources

• docs: Google Cloud Spanner Documentation
• docs: Spanner: Google's Globally-Distributed Database (Research Paper)
• tutorial: Getting Started with Cloud Spanner on Google Cloud
• course: Cloud Spanner Fundamentals Course on Coursera
• video: Introduction to Google Cloud Spanner (YouTube Video)