Releasesby GlyphPostgreSQL Advanced Edition clusters now support sslmode=verify-full for full TLS certificate verification
PostgreSQL Advanced Edition clusters now support sslmode=verify-full for full TLS certificate verification. For setup, see How to Connect to PostgreSQL Database Clusters and Increase TLS Verification with sslmode.
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BigQuery cross-cloud connections query AWS, Azure and Salesforce in preview
Cross-cloud connections query data in AWS, Azure and Salesforce Data 360 from all BigQuery regions, support more BigQuery features and are more cost efficient than BigQuery Omni connections.
BigQuery JDBC driver adds OpenTelemetry tracing and logging
The JDBC driver for BigQuery now supports OpenTelemetry for tracing and logging, with automatic exports to Google Cloud Observability, helping monitor and troubleshoot database interactions. It is generally available.
Inline Stored Procedures for hybrid tables (Public preview)
Inline Stored Procedures for hybrid tables are now available in public preview. Inline Stored Procedures are a new type of Snowflake stored procedure designed for operational workloads on hybrid tables.
Organization Hub (General availability)
The Insights page under Organization Hub presents interactive tiles that show trends, alerts, and summary data for your entire organization. The feature is now generally available to customers who have ORGANIZATION_USAGE premium views enabled, and is no longer in Preview .
AI Agents Inventory in the Trust Center AI Security tab (Preview)
With this preview release, the AI Security tab in the Trust Center includes an AI Agents Inventory section. This section provides a consolidated inventory of the Cortex Agents in your account, filtered by one or more categories, so that you can identify which agents to assess or investigate for better governance and security posture.
Trust Center AI Security scanner package and tab (General availability)
The AI Security scanner package and the AI Security tab in the Trust Center are now generally available. Use them to monitor AI-related configurations and usage in your account, and to review the security posture of AI workloads that use Cortex Agents, Snowflake CoWork, or Cortex Code from a single dashboard.
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