AlloyDB now supports cross-region failover in Preview

PreviewJul 27, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

AlloyDB now supports cross-region failover in Preview . You can optionally enable cross-region failover to automate the recreation of the original primary when a secondary cluster is promoted while maintaining your replication topology without requiring manual cluster deletion or re-creation.

Data integration Regions

Read Google Cloud's release notes

https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/release-notes#July_27_2026

Summaries of vendors' own notes. Product names and logos belong to their owners; logos via logo.dev.

More AlloyDB releases

AlloyDBJul 27, 2026

AlloyDB write endpoints are now available in Preview

AlloyDB write endpoints are now available in Preview . Write endpoints simplify database connection management by providing a stable domain name service (DNS) name for your applications, decoupling them from instance IP addresses.

PreviewSource

AlloyDBJul 27, 2026

External search with AlloyDB now supports OpenSearch in Preview

External search with AlloyDB now supports OpenSearch in Preview . You can use the external_search_fdw extension to connect to an OpenSearch cluster and query its data directly from your database.

PreviewSQLSource

AlloyDBJul 28, 2026

Note: IAM group authentication is available in Preview for new AlloyDB clusters

Note: IAM group authentication is available in Preview for new AlloyDB clusters. To enable this feature on an existing cluster, contact your Google Cloud account team. IAM group authentication for AlloyDB is available in Preview for new clusters running PostgreSQL 15 and later.

PreviewSecurityPostgresSource

AlloyDBJul 23, 2026

Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18

Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18. With this feature, the primary node in a cluster intercepts read-only queries and selectively forwards them to read pool instances while maintaining read-your-writes consistency.

PreviewSQLPostgresSource

AlloyDBAug 4, 2026

AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in Preview

AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in Preview . You can use the pg_textsearch extension to create BM25 indexes and optimize probabilistic ranking of full-text search. This feature is supported on AlloyDB instances running PostgreSQL 17 or 18. For more information, see Create and manage a BM25 index .

PreviewPostgresSource

AlloyDBAug 7, 2026

AlloyDB can sync BigQuery tables in preview

BigQuery tables can be synced into AlloyDB once or on a periodic schedule, giving operational analytics low-latency transactional access to data lake data.

PreviewSQLPerformanceSource

AlloyDBAug 7, 2026

AlloyDB integration with BigQuery enters preview

AlloyDB can connect operational and analytical data through real-time lakehouse federation to BigQuery, periodic data synchronization and one-time table syncs, all in preview.

PreviewSQLStreamingSource

AlloyDBJul 8, 2026

External search with AlloyDB now supports Apache Solr in Preview

External search with AlloyDB now supports Apache Solr in Preview . You can use the external_search_fdw extension to connect to a Solr cluster and query its data directly from your database.

PreviewSQLSource

Also shipped on Jul 27, 2026

Snowflake Snowflake Cortex AIJul 27, 2026

AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support for client-side encrypted stages and network-restricted accounts (Preview)

With this preview release, AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT 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:

PreviewGovernanceSecurityDeveloper toolsSource

Snowflake SnowflakeJul 27, 2026

Custom incremental dynamic tables (General availability)

Custom incremental dynamic tables are now generally available. For more information, see Custom incrementalization .

GASource

Microsoft Azure databases and analyticsJul 27, 2026

[Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 5 on Azure Databricks

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 5 through AI Model Serving. Claude Opus 5 is Anthropic's latest model for advanced reasoning, coding, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work. Claude Opus 5 is designed for complex tasks requi

GAAI agentsLLMsSource

Snowflake Snowflake Cortex AIJul 27, 2026

AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT now available in GCP Middle East Central2 (Dammam)

AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT are now available in the Google Cloud Platform Middle East Central2 (Dammam) region, expanding regional support for customers with in-region requirements for document processing workloads.

UpdateRegionsSource

Snowflake SnowflakeJul 27, 2026

New agent_type column in QUERY_HISTORY views

The QUERY_HISTORY views and table functions now include a new agent_type column that identifies the type of agent that directly invoked a query. This column helps you audit and monitor agent-initiated queries across your account. Possible values for the agent_type column: The column is NULL if the query wasn’t invoked by an agent.

UpdateAI agentsSQLObservabilitySource

GitHub GitHub CopilotJul 27, 2026

Manage GitHub Copilot app access with a dedicated policy

The GitHub Copilot app now has its own policy, so you can control who has access to it at the enterprise and organization levels. Until now, access to the Copilot app depended on your GitHub Copilot CLI policy being enabled. From several conversations with customers, we understand that many of you want to manage each client independently.

UpdateAI agentsGovernanceDeveloper toolsSource