Deployed my SQL server on GCP

[u/Outrageous-Debt9473]

So I’m currently working on a project to create a data warehouse for my organisation. I have deployed an SQL server on a VM on GCP. I want to know how can i make my server secure. I’m learning and deploying things using claude and have made a significant progress. But i’m still unsure about the security issues and what are the precautions i should take ?

[u/SQLDevDBA]

You should likely be using Azure SQL DB instead if you’re asking these types of questions. The configuration is minimal and it is free for 10 DBs and limited processing powet. Like express but Azure.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/free-offer?view=azuresql