Releasesby GlyphAppending sqlcommenter tags using the sql_commenter_enabled parameter when executing SQL queries on a Cloud...
Appending sqlcommenter tags using the sql_commenter_enabled parameter when executing SQL queries on a Cloud SQL remote MCP server is temporarily disabled. For more information, see sqlcommenter tags . Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
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Using dbt artifacts for Slim CI and defer to production in dbt Projects on Snowflake (General availability)
Slim CI, defer to production, failed-execution recovery, and concurrent execution are now generally available for dbt Projects on Snowflake. Reuse dbt artifacts from recent production executions to accelerate development, streamline CI/CD workflows, and recover from failed production runs without maintaining a separate artifact store.
External secret providers (Preview)
External secret providers are now in preview. If your organization already keeps API keys, database passwords, and similar values in AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or Google Cloud Secret Manager, Snowflake can read those values when a query needs them, so you don't have to maintain a second copy in a Snowflake secret .
Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog (Public Preview)
Public Preview release of Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog to enforce data protection policies.
Inherited grants and container-level MANAGE GRANTS (General availability)
Inherited grants and container-level MANAGE GRANTS are now generally available.
Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)
You can now create managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines and write to them with one or more append flows. This feature is in Beta . You can also use import_checkpoint on an append flow to migrate an existing Structured Streaming workload into a pipeline without reprocessing the source. See create_table , CREATE TABLE ... FLOW (pipelines) , and append_flow .
The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available. Connect Microsoft Excel to your Databricks workspace to browse and import governed Unity Catalog tables and views, run SQL queries, build pivot tables, use custom functions, and write data back to Unity Catalog.
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Regional endpoints (REP) are now generally available ( GA ) for the Cloud SQL for MySQL Admin API
Regional endpoints (REP) are now generally available ( GA ) for the Cloud SQL for MySQL Admin API. Regional endpoints let you interact with Cloud SQL for MySQL instances using regionalized URLs (such as sqladmin. {region} .rep.googleapis.com ) rather than through a single global endpoint.
You can use the pg_textsearch extension in Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL to perform full-text search using the...
You can use the pg_textsearch extension in Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL to perform full-text search using the industry-standard BM25 (Best Matching 25) scoring algorithm for highly accurate relevance scoring. This extension requires PostgreSQL 17 or later and is supported on PostgreSQL release R20260712.01_06 or later.
Beginning April 12, 2027, you won't be able to create new instances of Cloud SQL for SQL Server 2017
Beginning April 12, 2027, you won't be able to create new instances of Cloud SQL for SQL Server 2017. Starting on October 13, 2027, SQL Server 2017 will reach end of life (EOL) and Microsoft will stop releasing security updates . Cloud SQL for SQL Server will stop supporting SQL Server 2017 after this date.
The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for MySQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following...
The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for MySQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions: africa-south1 , Johannesburg asia-northeast3 , Seoul asia-south2 , Delhi europe-west6 , Zürich southamerica-west1 , Santiago us-west3 , Salt Lake City The C4 machine series provides the following benefits: Supports fifth and sixth generation...
Cloud SQL supports in-place upgrades and downgrades to your instance's infrastructure
Cloud SQL supports in-place upgrades and downgrades to your instance's infrastructure. You can change all of the following in place: The edition that your Cloud SQL instance uses. The machine type. The storage type. The database version. Making in-place changes is the most direct and least error-prone way to reconfigure an instance.
The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Enterprise Plus instances in the...
The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions: africa-south1 , Johannesburg asia-northeast3 , Seoul asia-south2 , Delhi europe-west6 , Zürich southamerica-west1 , Santiago us-west3 , Salt Lake City The C4 machine series provides the following benefits: Supports fifth and sixth...
Cloud SQL for SQL Server supports the sp_help_revlogin stored procedure in the msdb database
Cloud SQL for SQL Server supports the sp_help_revlogin stored procedure in the msdb database. You can enable this stored procedure by configuring the cloud sql enable sp_help_revlogin database flag to export SQL Server logins, password hashes, and security identifiers (SIDs) when migrating databases or synchronizing logins.
Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports connecting to instances with write endpoints using the Cloud SQL Auth...
Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports connecting to instances with write endpoints using the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy or Cloud SQL language connectors. When you configure the proxy or a language connector with a write endpoint DNS name, connections are redirected automatically to the new primary instance during replica failover or switchover.