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GCP May 2026 Updates: Backup, KMS, Load Balancing, GKE, Spanner
Google Cloud has released several updates across its services, including backup and DR enhancements, general availability for Cloud KMS metrics, new variables for Application Load Balancers, and support for concurrent node pool upgrades in GKE. These changes aim to improve performance, security, and flexibility for various workloads, impacting engineers and architects managing cloud infrastructure.
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Apigee hybrid v1.16.2 release with new features and security fixes
Apigee hybrid version v1.16.2 has been released, introducing support for Basic Auth credentials in forward proxies and sidecar authentication for Workload Identity Federation on AKS and EKS. This update also includes several bug fixes for API product restrictions, deployment status delays, and runtime issues, along with various security and CVE fixes. It primarily impacts engineers and architects managing Apigee hybrid deployments.
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Terraform Google Provider v7.32.0 Adds New Resources and Improvements
Terraform Google Provider version 7.32.0 introduces new resources including `google_compute_region_instant_snapshot_iam_policy` and `google_chronicle_dashboard_chart`, alongside several improvements and bug fixes across compute, redis, and storage services. These updates enhance management capabilities for Google Cloud infrastructure through Terraform, benefiting engineers and architects managing cloud resources.
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GCP May 2026 Updates: AI, Security Fixes, and Platform Enhancements
Google Cloud released several updates including Apigee API hub support for Agentic AI workflows in preview, numerous security fixes for Apigee, and new BigQuery AI functions. These changes are relevant to engineers and architects working with GCP services, particularly those involved in API management, AI integrations, and data analytics.
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AlloyDB, Anthos, Cloud SQL, Gemini, and GDC updates in Google Cloud
Google Cloud has released updates across several services including AlloyDB, Anthos, Cloud SQL, Gemini, and Google Distributed Cloud (GDC). Key changes include extended PostgreSQL support for AlloyDB, token-based authentication for Anthos Config Management, and regional endpoints for Cloud SQL. Gemini Enterprise now supports Provisioned Throughput for Gemma 4, and GDC receives new software versions with vulnerability fixes and feature enhancements. These updates impact database administrators, platform engineers, and AI developers working with Google Cloud services.
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Cloud Workstations base VM upgraded to Container-Optimized OS 125 LTS
Google Cloud Workstations has upgraded its base virtual machine to use Container-Optimized OS 125 LTS. This update ensures the underlying operating system for workstations is current, providing potential security and performance improvements.
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Container Optimized OS Update Addresses Numerous Linux Kernel and OpenSSH Vulnerabilities
This Container Optimized OS (COS) update includes significant security enhancements, patching a vast number of CVEs in the Linux kernel and OpenSSH. It also applies hardening sysctls and kernel command lines on cchost boards, and upgrades the cos-gpu-installer and libgcrypt. These changes are critical for maintaining the security posture of containerized workloads running on GCP infrastructure.
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Google Cloud updates: BigQuery, Cloud Workstations, COS, Gemini
Google Cloud's latest updates include a billing label change for BigQuery Data Transfer Service, enhanced workstation authorization URLs in Cloud Workstations, and an LTS refresh for Container Optimized OS with numerous security fixes. Gemini Enterprise sees GA for its Box data store integration and an Early Access program for the Gemini Distillation Service is launching. These changes affect BigQuery users, Cloud Workstations administrators, COS users, and those leveraging Gemini Enterprise.
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Google Cloud updates: Apigee, Bigtable, COS, Dialogflow, Gemini, Looker
Google Cloud announced several updates including preview features for Apigee API hub and Gemini Enterprise, and general availability for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Additionally, security patches were applied to Container Optimized OS and Dialogflow, and Looker received numerous bug fixes and new features like Conversational Analytics data agents.
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BigQuery multi-region sharing, Gemini Enterprise updates, and Cloud Trace
BigQuery now supports multi-region sharing for datasets and linked replicas, reaching general availability. Gemini Enterprise introduces new data stores in public preview and fixes an audio track extraction issue. Cloud Trace automatically generates spans for agentic applications, enhancing behavior analysis. A breaking change will affect BigQuery Data Transfer Service connectors for Google Ads, Search Ads 360, and GA4 starting June 1, 2026, due to Google Ads data retention policies.
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Terraform Google Provider v7.31.0: New resources and compute improvements
This release of the Terraform Google Provider introduces new data sources and resources for services like Artifact Registry, Contact Center AI, and Firebase App Check. Several compute-related resources have been migrated to use direct HTTP calls, enhancing efficiency. Additionally, various improvements and bug fixes are included across services such as Cloud Deploy, Dataplex, and BigQuery, impacting users managing GCP infrastructure via Terraform.
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Google Cloud Config Connector 1.149.1, VMware Engine, and SecOps updates
Google Cloud released Config Connector version 1.149.1 with new alpha resources for load balancing and parameter management, alongside updates for GKE Data Cache and controlled CR reconciliation. Additionally, the VMware Engine ve2 node type is now available in Europe, and Google SecOps has updated its list of supported default parsers. These updates affect users managing Google Cloud resources via Config Connector, those utilizing VMware Engine, and SecOps users integrating various security log sources.
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Apigee Hybrid v1.15.3 Release Includes Numerous Security Fixes
Apigee Hybrid has released version v1.15.3, which includes numerous security fixes across various components like apigee-asm-ingress, apigee-connect-agent, and apigee-hybrid-cassandra. These fixes address multiple CVEs, enhancing the security posture of the hybrid API management platform for users running this version. The update is a patch release, automatically integrated with Helm charts for seamless upgrades.
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Google SecOps and Managed Spark Updates
Google SecOps enhances playbook execution with more granular control over 'time to respond' for multi-choice questions. Managed Service for Apache Spark introduces new preview subminor cluster image versions for 3.0, featuring upgraded components like Debian 13 and Java 21. These updates offer increased flexibility and improved underlying technology for security operations and Spark workloads.
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Terraform Provider for Google v7.30.0
This release of the Terraform Google Provider introduces new resources for Data Lineage, Artifact Registry, Document AI, and Firebase Remote Config. It also includes improvements such as support for regional endpoints, new disk types for Workbench instances, and enhanced BigQuery connection configurations. A breaking change in the Apigee provider requires the `name` field for `google_apigee_env_keystore`.
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Terraform Google Provider v7.29.0 Adds New Resources and Improvements
Terraform Google Provider v7.29.0 introduces several new resources, including those for Firebase Admin SDK, Chronicle, and Dataform, alongside enhancements to existing resources like AlloyDB and Cloud Deploy. These updates allow for more comprehensive management of Google Cloud infrastructure through Terraform, benefiting engineers and architects working with these services. The release also includes various bug fixes across multiple GCP services.
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Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.28.0
Version 7.28.0 of the Terraform provider for Google Cloud introduces new resources for Apigee and Vertex AI, including support for reasoning engines and IAM policies. It also adds improvements and bug fixes across various services like BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Google Kubernetes Engine, impacting engineers and architects managing GCP infrastructure.
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Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.27.0 Released
This release of the Terraform Google Cloud provider introduces several new data sources and resources, including support for Discovery Engine, Chronicle dashboards, and network connectivity. It also includes improvements for compute, container, dataproc, and other services, alongside bug fixes for compute and vertex AI. Users should be aware of a breaking change making the weekly maintenance window field required for Lustre instances.
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