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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You can monitor performance, analyze capacity, and optimize costs with Gemini Cloud Assist in BigQuery . This feature is in Preview .
- BigQuery
Support for the AI.KEY_DRIVERS function is restored. You can use the AI.KEY_DRIVERS function to identify segments of data that cause statistically significant changes to a summable metric. This feature is in Preview .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#June_11_2026
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