Looker admins can require MFA for email and password logins

Admins can configure a Looker instance to require multi-factor authentication for every email and password login. The setting is enabled by default.

https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/release-notes#August_05_2026

SnowflakeSnowflake Openflow·Aug 5, 2026

Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) (General availability)

The Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) is now generally available. The connector captures every row-level change from Microsoft SQL Server using Change Data Capture (CDC) and replicates selected tables into Snowflake in near real-time or on a schedule. It supports initial snapshot load, incremental sync, and schema evolution.

GASQLStreamingData integrationSource

DatabricksLakeflow·Aug 5, 2026

REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta)

REPLACE USING flows are now available in Lakeflow pipelines in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.

BetaData integrationSource

AWSAmazon Aurora and DynamoDB·Aug 5, 2026

Amazon DynamoDB now supports real-time vector search at any scale

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of vector search in Amazon DynamoDB . You can now store vector embeddings alongside your operational data in DynamoDB and run similarity searches directly against that data, without replicating it to a separate vector store.

GAAI agentsVector searchStreamingSource

MicrosoftAzure databases and analytics·Aug 5, 2026

[Launched] Generally Available: SharePoint Connector for Azure Databricks

The SharePoint connector for Azure Databricks is now generally available. Organizations can use Lakeflow Connect to ingest files from SharePoint into Azure Databricks, helping unify enterprise content with data and AI workflows on Azure. The connector sup

GAData integrationSource

MicrosoftAzure databases and analytics·Aug 5, 2026

[Launched] Generally Available: Unity AI Gateway on Azure Databricks

Unity AI Gateway is now generally available on Azure Databricks. Unity AI Gateway provides centralized governance for AI models, agents, tools, and MCP services, helping organizations monitor usage, manage costs, apply guardrails, and enforce access contr

GAAI agentsMCPGovernanceSource

AnthropicClaude Platform·Aug 5, 2026

Inference hooks

are now in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations. Point Claude at your organization's AI security server, and each governed prompt across claude.ai, Cowork, and Claude Code is held for the server's allow or deny verdict before inference proceeds.

BetaLLMsGovernanceSecuritySource