Releasesby GlyphProvisioned Throughput: Support for multiple pending orders and change requests
Provisioned Throughput now directly supports from the self service console the ability to schedule multiple new orders at the same time and change requests across multiple orders within the same project. For more information, see Purchase Provisioned Throughput .
Also shipped Sep 10, 2026Google Cloud in September 2026 →
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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Computer Use and Shell sandboxes are generally available
Computer Use and Shell sandboxes in Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform are now generally available (GA). This release also includes the following new features for Agent Platform sandboxes: Shell sandboxes : Run untrusted shell commands, install packages, and manipulate files in an isolated Linux container using direct API /exec calls.
Priority PayGo now supports the US and EU multi-region endpoints
You can send Priority PayGo requests to the us and eu multi-region endpoints, in addition to the global endpoint. For more information, see Priority PayGo .
Agent Gateway supports multiple Agent Registry instances
Agent Gateway now lets you associate up to two Agent Registry instances (one global registry and one regional or multi-region registry) with a single Agent Gateway instance. For more information, see Register your agents and destination resources .
Agent Gateway supports VPC Service Controls
Agent Gateway now enforces VPC Service Controls perimeter rules for agent communications. When you configure Agent Gateway with VPC connectivity , agent traffic is routed through your private VPC network, ensuring that your organization's VPC-SC perimeter rules are applied to all agent traffic as well.
Agent connectivity templates for VPC connectivity in Agent Gateway
Agent Gateway now uses agent connectivity templates ( agentConnectivityTemplate ) to configure and manage egress connectivity to VPC networks. Connectivity templates let you choose whether to route all outbound agent traffic ( ALL_TRAFFIC ) or only traffic to certain private IP address ranges ( PRIVATE_RANGES_ONLY ) into your VPC network.
Gemini model deprecation and retirement date updates
The retirement and deprecation dates for the following Gemini models have been updated: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image ( gemini-2.5-flash-image ) : Deprecated and scheduled for retirement on March 15, 2027 (extended from October 2, 2026). Migrate to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image ( gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image ).
Cyber Verification Program for Claude is available in Preview
Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program (CVP) is available in Preview on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. CVP enables verified organizations to use supported Claude models (Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 5, and Claude Opus 5) for legitimate defensive cybersecurity tasks with default dual-use restrictions lifted.
Reinforcement learning fine-tuning in the Google Cloud console (Preview)
You can create, monitor, and test reinforcement learning fine-tuning jobs for Gemini models in the Google Cloud console ( Preview ). From the Models > Tuning page, you can configure Python code or model-based reward functions, test reward logic against sample prompts before launching a job, track training and evaluation metrics in real time, and test tuned...