Releasesby GlyphAlloyDB for PostgreSQL now defaults to PostgreSQL major version 18 for new clusters
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now defaults to PostgreSQL major version 18 for new clusters.
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[In preview] Public Preview: Extend immutability for PITR backups for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
With this enhancement, you have the ability to lock your retention to the configured PITR retention, beyond the default 7 days of immutable backups that are already available. This is especially useful for financial customers who typically have 35 days of
UI improvements now generally available for PD Reliability Platform customers
Customers on PD Reliability Platform now have an improved UI experience, including: Consolidated settings: Brings all your configuration and admin settings together in one place. New nav: Provides streamlined access to your most important capabilities. Your Subscription: Shows where the opportunities are to shift work off humans and onto AI and automation.
Claude auto-connect (beta) for PagerDuty MCP Server now in Early Access
With Claude auto-connect, members with a matching PagerDuty account are connected to PagerDuty in Claude automatically, with no sign-in screen and no identity provider (IdP) configuration. Members act as themselves in PagerDuty, with the permissions they already have there.
Dependabot version updates support Agent Package Manager
You can now keep your AI agent skills, prompts, and instructions up to date with Dependabot version updates for Agent Package Manager (APM) . Dependabot opens pull requests to update supported git dependencies declared in apm.yml and regenerates apm.lock.yaml when it’s present. This support covers version updates, not security updates.
Okta connector is available in Beta
The managed Okta connector is now available in Beta in Databricks Lakeflow Connect. Workspace admins can enable Lakeflow Connect for Okta on the Previews page . Use the connector to ingest identity and access data from Okta into Databricks, including users, groups, group memberships, app integrations, devices, policies, and administrator roles.
Trigger Lakeflow Jobs when upstream jobs complete (Beta)
You can now run a Lakeflow Job when one or more upstream jobs complete, including across workspaces attached to the same Unity Catalog metastore. Configure dependencies on the downstream job. See Trigger jobs when upstream jobs complete .
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Direct Iceberg access in AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is available for PostgreSQL 18 and later ( in Preview )
Direct Iceberg access in AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is available for PostgreSQL 18 and later ( in Preview ). This feature lets you query Apache Iceberg tables in Cloud Storage or Lakehouse runtime catalog and accelerate analytical queries using the AlloyDB columnar engine. For more information, see Access Iceberg data from AlloyDB .
Syncing data from BigQuery into AlloyDB is generally available ( GA )
Syncing data from BigQuery into AlloyDB is generally available ( GA ). This feature lets you copy or mirror analytical tables from BigQuery into AlloyDB for low-latency operational access using the alloydb_sync extension. For more information, see Sync BigQuery data to AlloyDB .
AlloyDB Express is available in Preview for PostgreSQL 18
AlloyDB Express is available in Preview for PostgreSQL 18. Optimized for rapid prototyping and for workflows that use AI coding agents, this configuration provides the following features: Fast provisioning Scale-to-zero compute when idle A monthly free tier for the first 12 months of usage One-click upgrades to AlloyDB for PostgreSQL For more information...
You can now tune SQL queries using AI
You can now tune SQL queries using AI. Available starting with version 1.6.2 of the google_ml_integration extension, the ai.tune_sql function uses an LLM along with query execution plans, schemas, and runtime stats to recommend query optimizations.
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 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.
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.
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.