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Tracking 330 GCP releases · Updated

  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·

    Google SecOps adds SIEM case search and async APIs

    Google SecOps now integrates SIEM Search with case and case history analysis, enabling security teams to correlate security telemetry and case details in one interface. It also introduces asynchronous Search APIs for large datasets, allowing non-blocking, long-running queries. These updates streamline incident response and improve application responsiveness for security analysts and developers working with large security datasets.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·

    Google SecOps SIEM adds asynchronous search APIs

    Google SecOps SIEM now supports asynchronous search APIs for large datasets, enabling long-running queries without blocking applications. This feature allows for non-blocking searches with operation IDs, handling up to 1 million results from various data sources like UDM events and ECG, and provides paginated results for efficient retrieval. This is ideal for users performing extensive data analysis within their security operations.

    announcement
  • Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaarchitect ·

    Policy Intelligence: Policy Troubleshooter GA

    The Policy Troubleshooter feature, which helps users remediate access issues, is now generally available. This feature assists users in diagnosing and resolving access control problems within Google Cloud. It is now ready for production use by all users.

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  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·

    Managed Service for Apache Airflow uses regional endpoints with policy

    Managed Airflow (Gen 2) environments now use regional endpoints for services like Cloud Storage and Cloud Logging when the Restrict Endpoint Usage organization policy is active. This change provides more granular control over service access for Airflow environments. It affects users managing Airflow deployments within GCP that have this specific policy enabled.

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  • Google Cloud release notes governancegcpengineer ·

    Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service 4.40 Release

    Google Cloud has released version 4.40 of its Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS). This update includes several bug fixes, addressing issues with Salesforce integrations, reporting dashboards, attachment visibility, call transfers, audio file uploads, agent logouts, and user uploads. The timing of the update varies based on individual deployment schedules.

    patch announcement
  • Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·

    Cloud Monitoring: Process metrics retention extended to 24 months

    Cloud Monitoring has extended the data retention period for agent.googleapis.com/processes metrics to 24 months. This change provides users with longer historical data for process monitoring, which is beneficial for long-term trend analysis and debugging. The update applies to all users of Cloud Monitoring and is effective immediately.

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  • Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·

    BigQuery adds Gemini AI assist and restores AI.KEY_DRIVERS function (Preview)

    BigQuery has introduced Gemini Cloud Assist, a new feature for performance monitoring, capacity analysis, and cost optimization, currently in preview. Additionally, the AI.KEY_DRIVERS function, which identifies data segments impacting metrics, has been restored and is also available in preview. These features are primarily for data engineers and architects working with BigQuery.

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  • Google Cloud release notes aigcpengineer ·

    Google Cloud Contact Center AI updates: New filters, real-time metrics, CRM links

    Google Cloud's Contact Center AI (CCAI) has introduced several new features, including child queue filtering for dashboards and explores, and new real-time agent and queue metrics. Users can now link directly to CSAT scores in their CRM from CCAI dashboards, and several dashboards have been updated with new metrics and filters. These enhancements benefit contact center managers and analysts by providing deeper insights and improved workflow efficiency.

    feature patch
  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpga ·

    Google Cloud VMware Engine adds Mexico City region

    The VMware Engine ve2 node type for Google Cloud VMware Engine is now available in the Mexico City region. This expansion provides users with a new geographic option for deploying their VMware environments on Google Cloud. This is a general availability announcement for the new region.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·

    Google SecOps Marketplace: Attach Playbook to Alert Action Updated

    Google SecOps Marketplace has refactored the code for the 'Attach Playbook to Alert' action in Siemplify, version 109.0. This update aims to improve internal code structure without introducing new user-facing functionality. The change affects users who utilize this specific action within their security playbooks.

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  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpdeprecationengineer ·

    GKE: Non-release channel clusters deprecated

    Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is deprecating the option to not enroll clusters in a release channel, effective June 14, 2027. This change impacts users managing clusters without a release channel, urging them to enroll before the removal date. After June 14, 2027, GKE will automatically enroll all remaining non-channel clusters into the Stable release channel.

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  • Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·

    Cloud Billing: Multi-project cost views in Preview

    Google Cloud Billing now offers multi-project access to cost views, currently in Preview. This feature allows project owners and developers to see aggregated cost data across their authorized projects in a single console view. It leverages a combination of Cloud Billing account and Google Cloud project permissions for access control. This enhancement is primarily for project owners and developers who need consolidated cost visibility.

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  • Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaarchitect ·

    Agent Assist Proactive Knowledge Assist V2 now generally available

    Google Cloud's Agent Assist now offers Proactive Knowledge Assist V2 in General Availability. This update provides enhanced context for rich search, multiple suggested queries, and finer control over triggering events. It's designed for developers and architects building customer service applications.

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  • Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaengineer ·

    Cloud Domains Organization Policy Service custom constraints GA

    Cloud Domains now supports Organization Policy Service custom constraints, allowing for more granular control over domain registrations. This feature is now generally available, enabling engineers and administrators to enforce specific policies within their organizations. The support is integrated with existing Organization Policy Service functionalities.

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  • Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineer ·

    BigQuery Continuous Queries Add ARRAY_AGG and STRING_AGG

    BigQuery's continuous queries now support the ARRAY_AGG and STRING_AGG aggregation functions. This enhancement allows for more flexible and powerful real-time data processing within BigQuery. This feature is currently in preview and available for users leveraging continuous queries.

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  • Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaarchitect ·

    Policy Intelligence: Policy Simulator for Deny Policies GA

    The Policy Simulator for deny policies within Google Cloud's Policy Intelligence is now generally available. This feature allows users to test the impact of deny policies before applying them, preventing unintended service disruptions. It is available for all Google Cloud users managing IAM policies.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·

    Compute Engine Addresses Arm Core Vulnerability

    A security vulnerability, CVE-2025-10263, affecting bypass of translation stages or GPT protections in certain Arm core families has been resolved in Compute Engine. This addresses a critical security issue impacting users leveraging these specific Arm configurations. More details are available in the GCP-2026-036 security bulletin.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpprevieweolengineer ·

    Cloud Service Mesh 1.29.4-asm.0 Released, Support for 1.26 Deprecated

    Cloud Service Mesh has released version 1.29.4-asm.0, incorporating features from Istio 1.29.4 and Envoy v1.37.4-dev. This update introduces a list of unsupported environment variables, labels, and annotations, detailing specific configurations that will not function. Additionally, in-cluster Cloud Service Mesh version 1.26 is now out of support, impacting users who have not upgraded. This announcement affects users of Cloud Service Mesh, particularly those managing in-cluster deployments and planning upgrades.

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  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpgapreviewdeprecationengineer ·

    Cloud SDK Updates Include AI, App Engine, and Networking Enhancements

    This release of the Cloud SDK brings several updates, including AI model deployment fixes, Java SDK upgrades for App Engine, and new networking options. It also adds features for Cloud Workstations, Database Migration, and Kubernetes Engine. These changes affect developers and engineers working with Google Cloud services, with some features promoted to general availability.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·

    Network Connectivity Center Gateway is now Generally Available

    Google Cloud's Network Connectivity Center (NCC) Gateway is now generally available, allowing integration with third-party security functions like Security Service Edge (SSE) for cross-cloud traffic. This feature enhances secure connections for remote workforces to various application environments, including Google Cloud, on-premises, and other clouds. It also facilitates secure access to public applications via partners such as Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access.

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