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Tracking 329 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
Cluster Toolkit v1.93.0: GKE H4D blueprints, ML Diagnostics, Slurm HA
Cluster Toolkit v1.93.0 is now available, featuring new example blueprints for GKE H4D deployments with flex-start provisioning and ML Diagnostics. This release also includes a Slurm High Availability controller script and upgrades Slurm images to Rocky Linux 9. The update targets users deploying on Google Kubernetes Engine and managing HPC workloads.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Service Extensions GA for Envoy ext_authz gRPC on GCP Load Balancers
Service Extensions now support the ext_authz Envoy gRPC API protocol, reaching general availability for regional external and internal Application Load Balancers. This enhancement enables more flexible and programmable traffic management for applications. The feature is now production-ready for users of these specific GCP load balancer types.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygovernanceawsgcpgaengineer ·
Cloud SQL backup vaults support CMEK for immutable storage
Cloud SQL instances encrypted with customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) now have backup vault support, enabling immutable and indelible storage with enforced retention. This GA feature enhances data protection and compliance for sensitive workloads. It applies to users managing Cloud SQL instances with CMEK.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform GA: Agent Gateway and Observability
Google Cloud has announced the General Availability of Agent Gateway, the networking component for the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, which secures and governs agent connectivity. Additionally, Agent Observability is now GA, providing visibility into agent performance and health with default-on tracing and GCS as the preferred storage for payloads. These features benefit engineers and architects managing agentic interactions and monitoring deployed agents.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL: AI Studio integration, minor version upgrades
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now integrates with Google AI Studio, enabling developers to build applications using natural language prompts for features like authentication and persistent data storage. This integration is generally available. Additionally, minor version and extension upgrades for PostgreSQL 14 through 18 are now complete, bringing new maintenance versions to production instances.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aiga ·
Gemini Enterprise adds workflow agents
Gemini Enterprise now supports workflow agents, allowing users to create and use sequences of AI and human-driven actions based on triggers. This feature is designed for complex task automation and is currently in General Availability with an allowlist. Access requires contacting a Google account manager and enabling the feature in the web app settings.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Trace GA for Generative AI Applications
Google Cloud Trace is now generally available for collecting, viewing, and analyzing multimodal prompts and responses from agentic applications using LangGraph or ADK. This enhancement allows developers to better understand and debug their generative AI applications by providing visibility into prompt and response interactions. The feature is available for all users building applications with these frameworks.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL integrates with Knowledge Catalog
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL's integration with Knowledge Catalog is now generally available, offering a unified metadata view for data governance and analysis. This feature provides near real-time synchronization and enriched metadata, such as key constraints. The integration simplifies managing and understanding AlloyDB data within the Knowledge Catalog environment.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpgaengineer ·
Memorystore for Redis GA: Health issue detection
Memorystore for Redis now generally available supports detection for three new health issues: expensive commands, high resource utilization, and unset maintenance policies. This allows users to proactively resolve performance and operational issues. These health checks are now GA for all Memorystore for Redis users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise adds custom skills and Slack integration
Gemini Enterprise is now generally available with custom skills, allowing users to create and manage reusable instructions for specific tasks. Additionally, administrators can integrate Gemini Enterprise with Slack, bringing AI-powered answers directly into user workflows. Both features aim to enhance productivity and data access through AI assistance. Custom skills require allowlist access and administrator configuration, while the Slack integration is GA for Gemini Enterprise administrators.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Memory Bank and Sessions GA
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's Memory Bank and Sessions now support global and multi-regional endpoints in General Availability (GA). This expansion enhances data accessibility and scalability for agent development. This feature is now available for all users, with a note that Customer-Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) are incompatible with the global endpoint.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
BigQuery Autonomous Embedding Generation GA
BigQuery now offers autonomous embedding generation, automatically creating and updating an embedding column based on a source column in your tables. This feature, now generally available, simplifies AI/ML workflows by ensuring embeddings are consistently maintained as data changes. It is relevant for engineers and architects working with AI-powered data analytics.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewdeprecationengineermedia ·
Cloud SDK 573.0.0: AI, Data Lineage, Compute Engine, and Networking updates
Cloud SDK version 573.0.0 introduces new AI capabilities, enhances data management tools like Data Lineage and Artifact Registry, and promotes several Compute Engine and Networking features to General Availability. Key additions include AI tuning job management and image streaming cache controls, alongside GA status for BigLake catalogs and Cloud Storage batch operations. This release impacts engineers and architects working with GCP services, with specific updates to Anthos Multi-Cloud and Kubernetes Engine.
breaking - Google Cloud release notes aigaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise integrates with ServiceNow
Gemini Enterprise now supports federation and assistant actions with ServiceNow data. This allows users to search and interact with incidents, change requests, tasks, and knowledge base articles using natural language. The integration, which is generally available, also enables actions like creating and updating incidents directly within the Gemini Enterprise app.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaarchitect ·
Google Cloud Contact Center AI updates enhance reporting and real-time metrics
Google Cloud Contact Center AI has introduced several enhancements to its reporting and real-time metrics capabilities. New features include child queue filtering, expanded agent and queue status metrics, and direct links to CSAT scores. These updates benefit administrators and analysts by providing deeper insights into contact center operations and agent performance.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Service Mesh Envoy Compressor Filter GA
The Envoy Compressor Filter is now generally available in the rapid release channel for Cloud Service Mesh. This change ensures full support for EnvoyFilter compressor configurations. Engineers and architects managing service meshes should review their configurations for compatibility.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaengineermedia ·
Media CDN cache size increased, adds edge location country codes
Media CDN now supports up to 1 TiB cacheable object sizes upon request, enhancing its capacity for large media files. Additionally, a new feature allows users to identify the country codes of edge caches serving client requests. Both features are now Generally Available, impacting users handling large content or needing granular edge performance insights.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
BigQuery AI functions support direct ObjectRef input
BigQuery AI functions now accept ObjectRef values directly, eliminating the need for an intermediate OBJ.GET_ACCESS_URL call. This enhancement streamlines data ingestion for AI workloads and is now generally available. Developers and data scientists working with BigQuery AI will benefit from this simplified workflow.
feature - 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.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise mobile app now GA for Google Identity users
The Gemini Enterprise mobile app is now generally available for organizations using Google Identity, enabling users to access agents, search enterprise data, and use voice features on iOS and Android. Administrators can facilitate user access by displaying a configuration QR code on the web app homepage. For organizations using Microsoft Entra ID, mobile app access is also in GA with an allowlist.
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