IAM group authentication is generally available for AlloyDB
IAM group authentication is now generally available for AlloyDB clusters running PostgreSQL 15 and later. This allows administrators to manage database roles and privileges at the group level.
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Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic
Datadog introduced the Infrastructure Basic tier, a lightweight monitoring option designed for lower-priority workloads to track host health and resource usage.
ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim monthly API credits
Eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can now claim up to $500 per month in free API credits by linking an API organization to their subscription.
Upcoming end of life for the Genie One MCP Beta endpoint
The Genie One MCP Beta endpoint will reach end of life on November 30, 2026. Users must migrate to the generally available system.ai.genie_one_mcp MCP in Unity Gateway.
Serverless GPU for clean room notebooks is now generally available
Databricks has made serverless GPU compute generally available for clean room notebooks, enabling model inference and training over shared data.
Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion
GitHub Copilot Fusion is now generally available, providing intelligent routing and orchestration across multiple models to balance performance and cost.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore CLI version 1.0 is now available
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore CLI version 1.0 is now generally available, featuring faster startup, a consistent command structure, and support for managing AI agent resources directly from the terminal.
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AlloyDB AI and vector search features are generally available
AlloyDB now provides general availability for four-level ScaNN vector indexes on PostgreSQL 17, supporting up to 10 billion rows. It also includes automatic index maintenance and streaming functionality for improved recall on filtered searches.
AlloyDB AI adds pre-registered Gemini and reranking models in extension 1.6.5
AlloyDB AI version 1.6.5 adds support for newer Gemini models and the semantic-ranker-512 model while setting gemini-3.5-flash-lite as default.
AlloyDB AI functions for data extraction and classification in preview
AlloyDB AI now offers preview functions for extracting structured data and classifying text directly within database queries. The update also includes parameter renaming and new instructions for AI query engine functions.
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 .
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 .
AlloyDB 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.
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.
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.