Cloud computing is a good way to raise productivity of offered service without investments into new infrastructure, training of the personnel or software acquisition. This technology expands potential possibilities of existing information systems. In recent years cloud computing grew from good business concept to one of the most demanded industry in information technologies. At article there is a review of functionality of a new platform of the cloudy Google Cloud SQL database on the basis of version 5.5 MySQL DBMS. Technical nuances, potential problems and risks connected with migration of the existing MySQL databases on a new platform are reviewed. Possibility of application of this service in the educational purposes in higher education institutions and other similar educational institutions is noted.