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Cloud Load Balancing Preview and SAP on GCP Update
Google Cloud announced a modernized, component-centric interface for Cloud Load Balancing is now in Preview, offering enhanced transparency and an interactive resource topology. Additionally, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.0 for SAP has been certified for SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver on Google Cloud. These updates benefit engineers and architects managing load balancing infrastructure and SAP workloads.
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Apigee X and GKE Updates Announced
Google Cloud has released an updated Apigee UI allowing users to manage Spaces and their IAM policies directly within the UI. Additionally, GKE version 1.35 and later addresses potential Workload Identity authentication issues and enhances Gateway support with backend authenticated TLS. These updates benefit developers and operators managing APIs and Kubernetes workloads on GCP.
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Terraform Google Provider v7.34.0: New Resources, Features, and Fixes
Terraform Google Provider version 7.34.0 introduces several new resources and data sources, including `google_compute_service_attachment` and `google_config_deployment`. It also adds new fields and improvements to existing resources like `google_compute_subnetwork` and `google_container_cluster`. This release also addresses several bugs, ensuring more stable and robust management of Google Cloud resources via Terraform.
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App Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Compute Engine, Document AI Updates
Google Cloud has released several updates across its services. App Engine standard environments now offer improved security and maintainability for Go, Java, PHP, and Python applications with bundled services. Cloud Composer introduces support for Google Cloud tags and enhanced Kubernetes secret management, alongside new Airflow versions and deprecations. Compute Engine introduces new C4A bare metal machine types, and Document AI gains layout parser image and table annotations.
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GCP Releases: DNS Armor GA, Apigee Emulator v2.0.0, DMS for SQL Server GA
Google Cloud has announced several updates, including the general availability of DNS Armor features and dedicated support for Cloud SQL for SQL Server migrations in Database Migration Service. The Apigee Emulator now follows independent versioning with v2.0.0, enabling faster security patch delivery and addressing numerous vulnerabilities. Additionally, Generative Views in Database Center are available in Preview, leveraging Gemini for natural language query generation.
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Google Cloud Updates: Apigee, App Engine Migration, AlloyDB
Google Cloud has released updates for several services. Apigee X and Apigee hybrid received new versions with bug fixes, including improved Model Armor response parsing and resolution of missing container images. The App Engine Migration hub now offers tools and recommendations for migrating standard environment services to Cloud Run across Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby.
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Terraform Google Provider v7.33.0: New resources, compute migrations, and fixes
This release of the Terraform Google Provider (v7.33.0) introduces new data sources and resources for services like Logging, Apigee, and Chronicle. Several compute resources have been migrated to use direct HTTP calls, improving efficiency. Additionally, numerous improvements and bug fixes are included across various GCP services, enhancing the provider's stability and feature set for users managing Google Cloud infrastructure.
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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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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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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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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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