Releasesby GlyphArtifacts get a home in Prefect Cloud
A top-level Artifacts page in the sidebar and command palette, with redesigned collection and detail views, support for every SDK artifact type, and inline version rendering.
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BigQuery adds ML.TREND, ML.SEASONALITY and ML.DETECT_CHANGE_POINTS in preview
New table-valued functions in the query editor and conversational analytics identify trends, repeating seasonal patterns and structural change points in time series data.
BigQuery Graph core processing limited to Enterprise editions from April 26, 2027
Standard edition and on-demand billing support for BigQuery Graph core graph processing is deprecated, with processing restricted to Enterprise and Enterprise Plus from April 26, 2027. Graph measures remain available except in Standard edition.
The run_bq_command tool exposes the bq command-line tool within the Cloud CLI remote MCP server
The run_bq_command tool exposes the bq command-line tool within the Cloud CLI remote MCP server. AI agents can now execute advanced BigQuery operations, such as job scheduling, job management, and reservation management, through a managed MCP endpoint. For more information, see Use the Cloud CLI remote MCP server . This feature is in Preview .
AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support for client-side encrypted stages and network-restricted accounts (General availability)
AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT now support documents stored on stages that use client-side or server-side encryption, including in accounts that use PrivateLink or other network policies that restrict public network access to stages. For more information, see the following topics:
Cortex Agent code execution tool (Preview)
The Cortex Agent code execution tool is now in public preview. When you enable the tool on an agent, the agent can generate and run Python in a secure, isolated sandbox to process data, perform calculations, and produce visualizations.
Salesforce connector mTLS authentication is now generally available
Mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication for the Salesforce connector in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. With mTLS, Databricks and Salesforce exchange and verify client certificates to establish two-way trust, combined with the OAuth client credentials flow. Choose it for API-only users or when your organization requires mTLS.
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