In particular, I have a high availability instance (HA!), with a bonus read replica. The main server and the failover server seem to be malfunctioning. The read replica appears to be fine, and I can access that to pull data.
* Only when strictly necessary (there are no viable alternatives to Google login or YouTube for many purposes, and you need good search rankings)
* When absolutely necessary, use appropriate protection (don't rely on Google search for business, have fail overs for videos and auth, and do periodic Google Takeouts of my data)
If not for Google Takeout, I'd do a strict quarantine. It's kind of like the N95 mask for doing business with Google.
Note that this is on the B2B end. For personal use, I use many (free) Google services. It works great for things like maps, finding interesting videos on Youtube, using Android on my phone, or even sharing family photos. I am, apparently, a satisfied Google product (you know the old saying: if you're not a paying customer, you're a ....).
Thanks everyone for providing real-time information. It's unnerving when an entire SQL server disappears from your control panel:-). I'd rather not have to restore everything from backups, if it's all the same!
