Apigee APIM Operator
Announcement
On September 24, 2025, we released an updated version of Apigee.
Feature
ApigeeBackendService for the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes (GA)
The ApigeeBackendService resource for the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes is Generally Available (GA).
This new resource enables the integration of the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes with the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Inference Gateway. The GKE Inference Gateway is an extension to the GKE Gateway that provides optimized routing and load balancing for serving generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. It simplifies the deployment, management, and observability of AI inference workloads.
With this new integration, GKE Inference Gateway users can now leverage Apigee’s full suite of features to manage, govern and monetize their AI workload through APIs.
To learn more, see Create an ApigeeBackendService.
Apigee hybrid
Announcement
Apigee Operator for Kubernetes for Apigee Hybrid (Preview)
On September 24, 2025 we released the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes for Apigee Hybrid 1.15.0 and newer.
The Apigee Operator for Kubernetes allows you to perform API management tasks, such as defining API products and operations, using Kubernetes tools. This preview release allows you to integrate this capability with your Apigee hybrid (v1.15.0 or newer) installation.
For more information, see:
- Apigee Operator for Kubernetes overview
- Install the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes for Apigee hybrid
BigQuery
Feature
For command-line users, BigQuery is now integrated with the Gemini CLI to provide an agentic CLI experience. Using the dedicated Gemini CLI extensions for BigQuery, you can search, explore, analyze, and gain insights from your data by asking natural language questions, generating forecasts, and running contribution analysis directly from the command line. This feature is available in beta.
Cloud Run
Feature
Support for setting multiple environment variables using the .env file is in General Availability (GA). For more information, see Configure environment variables for services, jobs, and worker pools.
Cloud SQL for MySQL
Feature
Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.4.5 is upgraded to MySQL 8.4.6. For more information, see the MySQL 8.4.6 Release Notes.
Dataflow
Feature
For jobs that use GPUs, Dataflow now supports the flex-start provisioning model. This flex-start provisioning model can improve your ability to get access to constrained GPU resources for short-duration workloads. This feature is available in Preview and is for batch pipelines only. For more information, see Configure a provisioning model.
Eventarc
Feature
Eventarc Advanced support for publishing events from multiple projects is available in Preview.
Generative AI on Vertex AI
Deprecated
Access to Gemini’s 1.5 models has been discontinued. For more information, see our Model versions page.
Google Cloud VMware Engine
Announcement
All 3-year Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) for VMware Engine ve1 SKUs are now End-of-Sale across all regions where the service is available.
The following specific 3-year commitments are impacted by this change:
- 3-year commitment (monthly payments), Fully Licensed Pricing – “postpaid”
- 3-year commitment (upfront payments), Fully Licensed Pricing – “prepay”
- 3-year commitment (monthly payments), Fully Licensed convertible commitment – “postpaid”
- 3-year commitment (upfront payments), Fully Licensed convertible commitment – “prepay”
- 3-year commitment (monthly payments), Portable License Pricing – “postpaid”
- 3-year commitment (upfront payments), Portable License Pricing – “prepay”
- 3-year commitment (monthly payments), Protected License Pricing – “postpaid”
- 3-year commitment (upfront payments), Protected License Pricing – “prepay”
Refer to VMware Engine node types for the regional availability of ve1 SKUs.
Identity and Access Management
Feature
Privileged Access Manager (PAM) now offers the following features in preview:
- Multi-level and multi-party approvals
- Scope customization
- Service account approvals
- Inheritance support
- Notification preferences customization
Changed
Notification emails for grant activation or denial no longer include approver details.
To view the approver details, navigate to the IAM & Admin > Privileged Access Manager > Grants page on the Google Cloud Console.
Media CDN
Feature
You can use Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) based rules from Cloud Armor for Media CDN. ASN-based rules allow you to create security policies that specifically permit or deny traffic based on the ASN of the client requesting your content. This feature is Generally Available.
For more information, see Google Cloud Armor support.
Feature
You can use Network Threat Intelligence (NTI) from Cloud Armor in Edge Security Policies for Media CDN edge cache services for Enterprise users. NTI helps identify and block requests originating from known malicious IP addresses and networks. This feature is Generally Available.
For an example, see Example: Block traffic from known malicious IPs.
For more information, see Google Cloud Armor support.
Source: Google Cloud Platform
