Google Cloud Release notes and new features

You can now use the AlloyDB Columnar Engine as a read-optimized, in-memory cache for HNSW vector indexes

You can now use the AlloyDB Columnar Engine as a read-optimized, in-memory cache for HNSW vector indexes. This feature is generally available ( GA ). It accelerates vector search performance and increases queries per second (QPS) for vector workloads. For more information, see Accelerate queries with the Columnar Engine .

• The C4 machine series is available for Cloud SQL for MySQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following...Cloud SQL
• The C4 machine series is available for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following...Cloud SQL
• The C4 machine series is available for Cloud SQL for SQL Server Enterprise Plus instances in the following...Cloud SQL
• Gemini Enterprise: Transfer ownership of shared agentsGemini Enterprise
• You can now use the AlloyDB Columnar Engine as a read-optimized, in-memory cache for HNSW vector indexesAlloyDB · GA
• BigQuery Studio query results pane shows recent run historyBigQuery · GA
• BigQuery generative AI functions now support the gemini-3.8-flash Gemini modelBigQuery