Releasesby GlyphLooker now includes network diagnostics to help you troubleshoot database connectivity issues
Looker now includes network diagnostics to help you troubleshoot database connectivity issues. When a database connection test fails, Looker automatically tests DNS resolution and TCP connectivity for the connection's endpoints and appends the results to the error message.
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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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Looker 26.20 features enabled
New features are automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running version 26.20.
Gemini-powered Explore summaries in Looker are generally available
The ability to generate summaries of Looker Explores using Gemini assistance is now generally available.
Looker bullet chart visualization is generally available
The bullet chart visualization type is now generally available in Looker, allowing users to evaluate metric performance against targets and thresholds.
Looker CI supports hub-and-spoke projects
Looker Continuous Integration now supports hub-and-spoke projects, allowing automated testing of downstream spoke projects when changes are made to an upstream hub.
Looker table row grouping is generally available
Table row grouping and associated menu options are now generally available in Looker, allowing hierarchical display of table data.
Looker Visualization Assistant is generally available
The Looker Visualization Assistant is now generally available.
Two new legacy features, Use Legacy Explore and Merge Query Experience and Use Legacy Explore and Merge Query...
Two new legacy features, Use Legacy Explore and Merge Query Experience and Use Legacy Explore and Merge Query Experience for Embed , are now available for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances.
Looker adds histogram chart visualization
Looker now includes a histogram chart visualization option for displaying data distributions.