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Tracking 329 GCP releases · Updated

  • 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.

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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 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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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·

    App Engine Standard Ruby: Direct VPC egress in preview

    App Engine standard environment Ruby now supports Direct VPC egress in preview, offering a simpler and more cost-effective alternative to Serverless VPC Access connectors. This feature enables your workloads to access VPC network resources directly. This is particularly relevant for developers managing Ruby applications on App Engine who need to integrate with private VPC resources.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·

    App Engine Standard Python: Direct VPC egress in Preview

    App Engine standard environment for Python now supports Direct VPC egress in preview. This feature provides a simpler and more cost-effective way for workloads to access VPC network resources, serving as an alternative to Serverless VPC Access connectors. It is now available for preview testing.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·

    Filestore supports Private Service Connect

    Google Cloud Filestore instances can now be configured to use Private Service Connect. This allows consumers to access managed services privately from within their VPC network using NFSv3 or NFSv4.1 file system protocols and IPv4 or IPv6 address families. This feature is now generally available.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaarchitect ·

    Composite Health for Private Service Connect GA on GCP

    Composite Health for Private Service Connect is now generally available on Google Cloud Platform. This feature allows service producers to define health criteria for their published services, enabling automatic cross-region failover for consumers. This enhancement impacts service producers and consumers utilizing Private Service Connect backends.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkingpreviewengineer ·

    Cloud Load Balancing: Preview of Modernized Component Interface

    A new component-centric interface for Cloud Load Balancing is now in Preview, offering enhanced transparency into load balancing infrastructure. This release provides a comprehensive resource inventory, interactive topology visualization, and integrated audit logging. It is aimed at technical teams needing to manage and troubleshoot load balancing configurations.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgapreviewengineer ·

    Cloud Load Balancing: Granular CDN Cache Policies and IPv6 Support

    Cloud Load Balancing now allows granular configuration of Cloud CDN cache policies at multiple levels within a URL map for global external Application Load Balancers. This feature is GA and offers finer control based on request criteria. Additionally, IPv6 frontend configuration is now supported for several regional and cross-region proxy and Application Load Balancers, currently in Preview.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·

    Cloud CDN adds granular cache policy control for external Application Load Balancers

    Cloud CDN now offers granular cache policy control for global external Application Load Balancers, allowing configuration at various URL map levels. This enables specific caching logic based on hostnames, URL paths, HTTP headers, and query parameters. The feature is now Generally Available, providing more control for engineers managing global load balancing infrastructure.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·

    Cloud Load Balancing: Traffic Duration for Backends

    Application Load Balancers now support configuring traffic duration settings (SHORT or LONG) for backends. This allows for better control over how long backends can take to respond to HTTP requests, with an in-flight balancing mode for requests exceeding one second. This feature is now generally available, impacting engineers and architects managing application traffic.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgapreviewengineer ·

    Cloud Load Balancing Zonal Affinity GA

    Zonal affinity for internal passthrough Network Load Balancers is now generally available after a preview period. This feature enhances network performance and reliability for specific workloads. It is now available for production use by all users of Cloud Load Balancing.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpengineer ·

    Apigee X: Model Armor response parsing fix

    A new version of Apigee X (1-17-0-apigee-8) has been released with an update to Model Armor response parsing. This fix prevents policy failures when new fields are added to Model Armor responses. The rollout began today and may take several business days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

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  • Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·

    Cloud Service Mesh Adds EnvoyFilter Support and API Status Codes

    Managed Cloud Service Mesh now supports a limited EnvoyFilter API implementation via the TRAFFIC_DIRECTOR, enabling advanced features like local rate limiting for data planes. Additionally, it can report status codes for Istio API acceptance or rejection, visible on resource and mesh state. These updates primarily benefit engineers and architects managing service meshes, providing greater control and visibility.

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