Releasesby GlyphDirect 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 .
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[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL stable REST API version 2026-10-01
The Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server REST API version 2026-10-01 is now generally available, introducing new capabilities for maintenance, immutable backups, and encryption.
Analytics API (Public preview): report on the health of the data behind your agents, from your AI tool
The Monte Carlo Analytics API is now in public preview, allowing users to query data health, alert status, and cost metrics directly from AI tools via the Monte Carlo MCP server.
Twice the included embedding tokens through December 31
Pinecone is doubling the included monthly embedding tokens for Starter and Builder organizations through December 31, 2026.
Compare AI agent changes with Online Experiments in Agent Observability
Datadog Online Experiments allows engineers to test AI agent changes against production traffic. It enables comparison of response quality, cost, latency, and error rates.
Postmortems End of Life Completed
The Postmortems feature has been retired in favor of the upgraded Post-Incident Reviews in the PagerDuty web UI.
MongoDB CDC connector for ClickPipes is now generally available
The MongoDB CDC connector for ClickPipes is now generally available. It supports parallel snapshotting, structured ingestion into typed columns, and provides lag and resource metrics.
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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.