Custom SMTs can make external network calls (Limited Availability)

Custom SMTs on fully managed connectors can call endpoints outside Confluent Cloud, such as KMS, secret stores, or data enrichment APIs, as a Limited Availability feature.

https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/release-notes/index.html#august-31-2026

Google CloudBigQuery·Aug 31, 2026

You can now create, store , and manage pipelines in Git folders

You can now create, store , and manage pipelines in Git folders. This feature is in Preview .

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Google CloudBigQuery·Aug 31, 2026

BigQuery now supports TabFM , Google's pre-trained foundation model for tabular data

BigQuery now supports TabFM , Google's pre-trained foundation model for tabular data. TabFM enables zero-shot regression and classification through in-context learning. It delivers high-accuracy predictions on structured data without requiring model training or hyperparameter tuning.

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Google CloudBigQuery·Aug 31, 2026

Using folders to create, store, and manage pipelines is generally available

Using folders to create, store, and manage pipelines is generally available .

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Google CloudBigQuery·Aug 31, 2026

You can now create an identity column , sometimes referred to as an auto-incrementing column, on a table

You can now create an identity column , sometimes referred to as an auto-incrementing column, on a table. You can use identity columns to create and maintain primary keys on your tables. When you insert a row into a table that has an identity column, BigQuery generates a unique integer value for that column. This feature is in Preview .

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Google CloudBigQuery·Aug 31, 2026

BigQuery Graph is generally available (GA)

BigQuery Graph is generally available (GA). BigQuery Graph now includes support for the CALL graph query statement , and the following path inspection GQL functions : IS_ACYCLIC IS_SIMPLE IS_TRAIL .

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SnowflakeSnowflake Native Apps and Marketplace·Aug 31, 2026

app.yml for Snowflake App Runtime (Preview)

Snowflake App Runtime projects use a single app.yml file to describe both deployment and the remote build. Include version: 2 at the top of the file. snow app setup writes this file for new projects.

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