GCP Releases
Google Cloud releases and Terraform Google provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 829 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes datainfragcp ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud expands to Australia and Italy
Oracle Database@Google Cloud has been expanded to new regions in Australia and Italy, providing customers with enhanced local access to Exadata Database Service, Base Database Service, and Goldengate. This expansion aims to improve performance and compliance for workloads running on Google Cloud infrastructure. The update is relevant to organizations utilizing Oracle databases within Google Cloud, particularly those requiring data residency in these new locations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpsnowflakegapreviewengineergcp-bigquerygcp-looker ·
Looker 26.8 Enhancements: CI GA, Conversational Analytics, In-Database Models
Looker 26.8 introduces several new features and enhancements, including the general availability of Continuous Integration (CI) and expanded support for Conversational Analytics. Notably, it now integrates with in-database analytic models for BigQuery and Snowflake connections, enabling consistent semantic definitions across tools. Many new capabilities, such as granular dashboard sizing, enhanced observability, agentic workflows, and publishable conversational agents, are available in preview.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Simba ODBC Driver Updated
An updated version of the Simba ODBC driver for BigQuery has been released. This update likely includes performance improvements or bug fixes for connecting to BigQuery. Users who rely on the ODBC driver for their BigQuery integrations should consider updating to this new version.
patch - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-dataprocgcp-compute-engine ·
Managed Service for Apache Spark: Image Rollback
Several subminor image versions for the Managed Service for Apache Spark have been rolled back due to issues. This change affects users who recently updated to these specific image versions. The rollback applies to Debian 12, Rocky 9, and Ubuntu 22 (including ARM variants) for version 2.2.82.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgapreviewengineer ·
Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog: Data Products GA, New Features
Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog has reached General Availability for its Data Products feature, enabling curated data asset packaging for business problems. Key enhancements include approval workflows for consumption, automated documentation generation with Gemini, and service account support. A preview feature allows programmatic interaction with data products via a remote Model Context Protocol server for data applications and AI agents.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-cloud-sqlgcp-cloud-storage ·
Cloud Database Migration Service supports Cloud SQL for SQL Server sources
Cloud Database Migration Service now offers dedicated support for Cloud SQL for SQL Server as a source in homogeneous SQL Server migrations. This enhancement simplifies migrations by automatically exporting backups and uploading them to Cloud Storage. The feature is now generally available and is relevant for engineers and architects migrating SQL Server databases to Cloud SQL.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud adds GoldenGate support
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Oracle Cloud Infrastructure GoldenGate, allowing users to create deployments and connections for data replication and transformation between systems. This new capability is now Generally Available. This enhancement is for Oracle Database users operating on Google Cloud.
feature - Google Cloud release notes dataaigcpgapreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Enhances Query Execution and Python UDFs
BigQuery can now re-execute queries to proactively detect performance or correctness regressions at no extra cost. Python User-Defined Functions (UDFs) are now generally available, allowing integration with PyPI libraries and external services. Additionally, a new AI.AGG function is available in preview for semantic aggregation of unstructured data using natural language.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-dataprocgcp-compute-engine ·
Managed Service for Apache Spark: Shuffle Partition Config Type Change
Google Cloud has updated the Managed Service for Apache Spark, formerly Dataproc on Compute Engine, by changing the configuration type for Spark shuffle partitions from integer to string for versions 2.2.82+ and 2.3.30+. This change requires users programmatically setting this configuration to update their code to use string literals for compatibility. Users setting the configuration via command-line, properties files, or Spark SQL commands are unaffected. This adjustment impacts specific subminor cluster image versions and aims to ensure consistent configuration handling.
breaking announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-spanner ·
Spanner graph query performance optimized with factorized execution
Spanner now supports factorized execution to optimize graph query performance by eliminating duplicate intermediate results. This feature benefits engineers and architects working with graph patterns in Spanner, potentially reducing query latency. The optimization is applied using the @{factorize_mode} hint at the query or pattern traversal level.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
Bigtable enables row-affinity routing for standard app profiles
Google Cloud Bigtable now supports row-affinity routing for standard app profiles, which can improve read latency for geographically distributed applications. This feature is now available for enabling via the Google Cloud console. It primarily benefits engineers and architects managing globally distributed Bigtable deployments.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgapreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Enhances Reservation Management and Studio
BigQuery now allows grouping reservations to prioritize idle slot sharing, offering better control over high-priority workloads. A new organization policy feature, currently in preview, enables custom control over workload management resources. Additionally, BigQuery Studio now supports Git repositories for managing and versioning SQL scripts and notebooks, also in preview.
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