Releasesby GlyphManaged OpenTelemetry for GKE is generally available
Managed OpenTelemetry for GKE is now generally available, allowing users to collect traces, metrics, and logs using a Google-managed collector. It supports OTLP ingestion and improved integration with Cloud Telemetry API.
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Monte Carlo's Terraform provider is now on the OpenTofu registry
Monte Carlo has published its Terraform provider and agent modules to the OpenTofu registry, enabling users to manage Monte Carlo infrastructure as code using OpenTofu.
REST API v2 (Public preview): onboard Monte Carlo from your AI tool, Terraform or a script
Monte Carlo's REST API v2 is now in public preview, enabling automated onboarding and deployment of collection agents via scripts, Terraform, or AI tools.
Dashboard relationships are now generally available
Dashboard relationships, which enable multi-fact data models in AI/BI dashboards, are now generally available.
Xero connector is available in Beta
The managed Xero connector is now available in beta for Databricks Lakeflow Connect, supporting incremental ingestion of accounting data.
Amazon Aurora now supports post-quantum TLS key exchange
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports post-quantum TLS (PQ-TLS) key exchange for data in transit. This feature is available in versions 18 and higher.
Anthropic launches Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta
Anthropic has launched the Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta, providing endpoints to report token usage and costs for Claude Console and Enterprise organizations, with filtering by model, workspace, and API key.
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(2026-R46) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
C4D bare metal machine types are generally available on GKE
C4D bare metal machine types are now generally available on Google Kubernetes Engine for clusters running version 1.36 or later.
(2026-R45) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.37.1-gke.1697000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
You can now provision GKE nodes from storage-optimized Z4M machine series : - Manually: starting from GKE...
You can now provision GKE nodes from storage-optimized Z4M machine series : Manually: starting from GKE version 1.36.3-gke.1767000 and later. Using compute classes, cluster autoscaler, node pool auto-creation and in Autopilot clusters: starting from GKE version 1.37.0-gke.4713000 and later.
For GKE Standard CPU node pools, GKE can now upgrade nodes by updating the existing Compute Engine VM in...
For GKE Standard CPU node pools, GKE can now upgrade nodes by updating the existing Compute Engine VM in place, instead of deleting the VM and creating a new one. Because the node keeps its underlying VM, it also keeps its compute capacity during the upgrade. This lowers the risk that a node upgrade fails or stalls because resources aren't available.
(2026-R44) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .