Google Cloud adds graph processing to Spanner, SQL support to Bigtable [Video]

The enhancements to cloud databases are expected to help in the development of AI-based and real-time applications.

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Google Cloud has updated its fully managed distributed SQL database service Spanner to add graph processing capabilities, dubbed Spanner Graph.

The update is expected to help developers build applications around AI use cases, such as smarter recommendation systems and fraud detection, according to analysts.

Spanner Graph, according to Steven Dickens, chief technology advisor at The Futurum Group, will address the increasing demand for advanced data processing and analytics solutions in various industries across the AI stack.

“Graph databases are particularly useful for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) because they excel at modeling and querying complex relationships between data points. This capability enhances the retrieval of relevant information in AI applications, improving the accuracy and relevance of generated outputs,” Dickens said.

The rise in demand for knowledge graphs, and the GraphRAG pattern — that can provide …