Database Center is an AI-powered unified fleet management solution that can help you identify and address security risks, performance bottlenecks, and reliability issues for Google Cloud databases including Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Spanner, Bigtable, Memorystore, and Firestore. Today, we are excited to announce that Database Center can now monitor your self-managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases on Google Compute Engine. In addition, we’re also unveiling several new usability enhancements. Let’s dive in!
Expanded coverage: Support for self-managed databases
Many customers run their PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQL server databases on Compute Engine VMs, and have asked for support for monitoring them. Database Center’s monitoring capabilities now extend to these self-managed databases, giving you a holistic view of your entire database estate, both managed and self-managed, from a single, unified interface. Database Center can now also proactively detect and help troubleshoot common security vulnerabilities in databases hosted on Compute Engine VMs, including:
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Outdated minor versions: Automatically identify databases running on older minor versions, which may lack the latest security patches.
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Auditing not enabled: Flag databases where auditing is not enabled, a critical component for security and compliance.
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Broad IP access range: Detect overly permissive IP access ranges, a common security risk that can expose your databases to unauthorized access.
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No root password: Identify databases without a root password, a significant security risk.
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Allows unencrypted direct connections: Highlight databases that permit unencrypted direct connections.
By bringing your self-managed databases on Compute Engine into the fold, Database Center helps you monitor security and drive operational rigor across your entire database fleet, improving your security posture and simplifying compliance.
This capability is currently in preview and you can sign-up for early access. To enable monitoring of self-managed databases, a lightweight VM agent must be installed. Please see the Database center documentation or the console for more details.
Source Credit: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/database-center-expands-coverage/
