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 819 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineermedia ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Feature Memory Bank Updates
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's Feature Memory Bank now supports the gemini-embedding-2 model for similarity search, requiring specific global or regional endpoints. The IngestEvents API is now generally available, allowing continuous content streaming and configurable memory generation triggers. This GA release introduces features for carrying over context, configuring memory revisions, and attaching metadata to memories.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineerhealthcaremedia ·
Google Cloud Contact Center AI adds DNC, return-to-queue, and fixes
Google Cloud Contact Center AI (CCAI) for HubSpot now includes a Do Not Call (DNC) feature for non-campaign outbound calls and a 'Return to Queue' option for disconnected IVR callers. This enhances agent workflow and caller experience by respecting DNC preferences and offering a path back to support. The update also resolves several bugs affecting campaign execution, call handling, agent desktop functionality, and reporting accuracy for enterprise contact center operations.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgapreviewengineermediagcp-cloud-rungcp-gkegcp-cloud-sqlgcp-cloud-storagegcp-dataprocgcp-compute-engine ·
Cloud SDK 575.0.0 Adds Agent Registry, AlloyDB Failover, and More
The Cloud SDK has been updated to version 575.0.0, introducing new features and enhancements across various Google Cloud services. Key additions include management for Agent Registry resources, support for cross-region failover in AlloyDB, and improvements to Cloud Run, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine commands. These updates provide developers with more granular control and capabilities when interacting with Google Cloud services.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securityawsazuregcpengineermedia ·
Google SecOps SIEM Updates Supported Parsers
Google SecOps SIEM has updated its list of supported default parsers to include new security log sources and data types. This update aims to improve the ingestion and analysis capabilities for various security products and services. The changes are being rolled out gradually over one to four days across regions, affecting users who rely on these parsers for their security operations.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securityawsazuregcpengineermedia ·
Google SecOps Adds Support for New Parsers and Log Types
Google SecOps has updated its list of supported default parsers and introduced support for new log types. This expansion aims to enhance security data ingestion and analysis capabilities for a wider range of security products and services. The updates will be reflected in regions over one to four days and are relevant to security analysts and engineers managing cloud security infrastructure.
patch - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineermedia ·
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service: Numerous Bug Fixes
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service has released a series of bug fixes addressing critical issues within its platform. These fixes resolve problems related to campaign continuity, call routing, agent assignment accuracy, and data reporting discrepancies. The updates are relevant for administrators and engineers managing contact center operations on Google Cloud.
patch - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewdeprecationengineermediagcp-cloud-rungcp-gkegcp-cloud-storagegcp-vertex-aigcp-compute-engine ·
Cloud SDK 573.0.0: AI, Data Lineage, Compute Engine, and Networking updates
Cloud SDK version 573.0.0 introduces new AI capabilities, enhances data management tools like Data Lineage and Artifact Registry, and promotes several Compute Engine and Networking features to General Availability. Key additions include AI tuning job management and image streaming cache controls, alongside GA status for BigLake catalogs and Cloud Storage batch operations. This release impacts engineers and architects working with GCP services, with specific updates to Anthos Multi-Cloud and Kubernetes Engine.
breaking - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineermediagcp-dataflow ·
Dataflow enhances streaming pipeline updates
Dataflow has expanded its streaming pipeline update capabilities with features like automated stop-and-replace, parallel updates under the same job name, and auto-cancellation of draining jobs. These enhancements allow for more robust and flexible management of streaming jobs, impacting engineers and architects responsible for data pipelines. The update strategy configuration and template upsert functionality offer improved control and automation for pipeline deployments.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaengineermedia ·
Media CDN cache size increased, adds edge location country codes
Media CDN now supports up to 1 TiB cacheable object sizes upon request, enhancing its capacity for large media files. Additionally, a new feature allows users to identify the country codes of edge caches serving client requests. Both features are now Generally Available, impacting users handling large content or needing granular edge performance insights.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineermediagcp-vertex-ai ·
Vertex AI Search adds new query filtering capabilities
Vertex AI Search has introduced two new preview features for its Feature Agent Search: prefix and partial matching for query filters, and an EXISTS filter. These enhancements allow for more flexible and precise scoping of search results, impacting users performing custom, website, or media searches. Both features are currently in Public Preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineermedia ·
Apigee X: UI Updates and DataCapture Policy Enhancement
Google Cloud has released an updated Apigee UI with new features for managing Spaces directly within the interface. Additionally, the DataCapture policy now supports EventFlow, allowing extraction of data from server-sent event streams like LLM responses. These updates primarily affect engineers and architects managing API policies and data flows within Apigee X.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineermedia ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds supervised fine-tuning for Flash Lite
Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now offers supervised fine-tuning for the gemini-3.1-flash-lite model in preview. This feature allows customization of the model using specific data, with initial support limited to certain regions and multi-region endpoints. The update also enhances fine-tuning by enabling part-level media resolution declarations for images, videos, and PDFs, supporting ultra-high resolution.
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