Google Cloud Release notes and new features

Gemini Enterprise: Federated query mode for Data Cloud connectors and Knowledge Catalog integration (Preview)

Federated query mode is available in Preview for the following connectors: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL BigQuery Cloud SQL Spanner Federated query mode allows Gemini Enterprise to query your operational and analytical data in place using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and each user's own credentials, without copying or ingesting data into a data store.

Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available

Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.36.4-gke.1495000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.

• (2026-R42) Version updates
• Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availablePreview
• You can use Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) with Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) to automatically optimize...Preview