Releasesby GlyphAlloyDB audit log pipeline status available in Cloud Monitoring
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL instances and nodes now expose the status, throughput and backlog of the audit logging pipeline in Cloud Monitoring.
Also shipped Sep 11, 2026Google Cloud in September 2026 →
Automations in Snowflake CoWork (General availability)
Automations in Snowflake CoWork are now generally available. An automation turns a one-time report into a recurring one: Snowflake CoWork re-runs your question with fresh data on the schedule you choose and emails you the results, including a summary and key metrics, along with a link that opens the full report so you can ask follow-up questions.
Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Sharing and reading foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available. Providers can share Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Lakehouse Federation, including to recipients using external Iceberg clients.
Sharing foreign schemas and tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Sharing and reading foreign schemas and foreign tables with OpenSharing is now generally available. Providers can share foreign schemas and tables federated from external data sources using Lakehouse Federation, without copying data into Databricks.
Session restore for serverless jobs is in Public Preview
Restore the Python variables and Spark session from a serverless compute job run into a new interactive notebook, so you can debug a failure or explore results without rerunning the entire job. Databricks captures the snapshot automatically for eligible runs. See Session restore for serverless jobs .
Second generation Openflow deployments and runtimes now available on GCP
Second generation (gen 2) Openflow deployment and runtime SQL objects are now available on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), in addition to AWS and Azure. Previously, gen 2 deployment and runtime SQL objects were generally available only on AWS and Azure.
Add VS Code Agents to Copilot usage metrics
GitHub Copilot usage metrics reports now include generally available metrics for activity in the dedicated VS Code Agents window, helping you measure adoption and engagement across enterprises and organizations.
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AlloyDB real-time BigQuery access adds limit pushdown and runtime projects
The preview feature pushes some LIMIT and OFFSET clauses down to BigQuery to cut network transfer, and optional runtime projects let queries run and bill compute separately from the owning project.
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 .
MCP Toolbox for Databases adds AlloyDB observability and query insights
The Model Context Protocol Toolbox for Databases can now access AlloyDB observability features and advanced query insights directly from an IDE.
AlloyDB can sync BigQuery tables in preview
BigQuery tables can be synced into AlloyDB once or on a periodic schedule, giving operational analytics low-latency transactional access to data lake data.
AlloyDB integration with BigQuery enters preview
AlloyDB can connect operational and analytical data through real-time lakehouse federation to BigQuery, periodic data synchronization and one-time table syncs, all in preview.
Lakehouse federation in AlloyDB is generally available ( GA )
Lakehouse federation in AlloyDB is generally available ( GA ). This feature lets you query live data in BigQuery directly from AlloyDB using the bigquery_fdw extension without moving or duplicating the data. For more information, see Access to real-time data in BigQuery overview and Configure access to real-time data in BigQuery .
AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in Preview
AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in Preview . You can use the pg_textsearch extension to create BM25 indexes and optimize probabilistic ranking of full-text search. This feature is supported on AlloyDB instances running PostgreSQL 17 or 18. For more information, see Create and manage a BM25 index .
Note: IAM group authentication is available in Preview for new AlloyDB clusters
Note: IAM group authentication is available in Preview for new AlloyDB clusters. To enable this feature on an existing cluster, contact your Google Cloud account team. IAM group authentication for AlloyDB is available in Preview for new clusters running PostgreSQL 15 and later.