Looker EU localized processing extends to all Conversational Analytics agents

UpdateAug 31, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Localized data processing for EU-based customers now covers all Conversational Analytics data agents, including those tied to Explores, user-defined dashboards and LookML dashboards.

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