Releasesby GlyphLocalization is now supported for the dimension_group parameter
Localization is now supported for the dimension_group parameter. You can localize the timeframes, intervals, or custom timeframes generated by a dimension group by providing translations in your locale strings files. For more details, see Localizing dimension groups .
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Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) (General availability)
The Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) is now generally available. The connector captures every row-level change from Microsoft SQL Server using Change Data Capture (CDC) and replicates selected tables into Snowflake in near real-time or on a schedule. It supports initial snapshot load, incremental sync, and schema evolution.
REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta)
REPLACE USING flows are now available in Lakeflow pipelines in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.
Amazon DynamoDB now supports real-time vector search at any scale
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of vector search in Amazon DynamoDB . You can now store vector embeddings alongside your operational data in DynamoDB and run similarity searches directly against that data, without replicating it to a separate vector store.
[Launched] Generally Available: SharePoint Connector for Azure Databricks
The SharePoint connector for Azure Databricks is now generally available. Organizations can use Lakeflow Connect to ingest files from SharePoint into Azure Databricks, helping unify enterprise content with data and AI workflows on Azure. The connector sup
[Launched] Generally Available: Unity AI Gateway on Azure Databricks
Unity AI Gateway is now generally available on Azure Databricks. Unity AI Gateway provides centralized governance for AI models, agents, tools, and MCP services, helping organizations monitor usage, manage costs, apply guardrails, and enforce access contr
Inference hooks
are now in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations. Point Claude at your organization's AI security server, and each governed prompt across claude.ai, Cowork, and Claude Code is held for the server's allow or deny verdict before inference proceeds.
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Looker 26.12 features auto-enable on Google Cloud core, August 3 to 5, 2026
A set of features will be automatically enabled for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12 between August 3 and August 5, 2026.
Looker Continuous Integration (CI) now supports email alerts
Looker Continuous Integration (CI) now supports email alerts. When you create or edit a CI suite, you can enable the Enable email alerts toggle to specify email recipients and select which run statuses will trigger emails ( Failed , Error , Passed , or Cancelled ). For more information, see Set up alerting .
Looker LookML Projects page gets a tabbed layout
The LookML Projects page now uses a more performant layout with Models and Projects, Pending Projects and Marketplace Projects tabs.
Looker admins can require MFA for email and password logins
Admins can configure a Looker instance to require multi-factor authentication for every email and password login. The setting is enabled by default.
The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally available
The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally available. You can now use the following features for table visualizations : Pagination Show/Hide Table Headers Table Borders Cell Highlighting Conditional formatting for string fields