BigQuery
Feature
The BigQuery Data Transfer Service now supports incremental data transfers when transferring data from Microsoft SQL Server to BigQuery. This feature is supported in Preview.
Feature
You can now use the
@@session_id system variable with
SQL user-defined functions, table functions, and logical views. This feature is
generally available
(GA).
Cloud Trace
Feature
Google Cloud CLI lets you configure trace scopes, manage observability buckets, and set default observability settings. These features are in Public Preview. For more information, see the following documents:
Configure trace scopes by using the Google Cloud console, the Google Cloud CLI, Terraform, or the Observability API. For more information, see Create and manage trace scopes.
Manage trace storage by using the Google Cloud CLI or the Observability API. For more information, see Manage trace storage.
Configure default settings by using the Google Cloud CLI, Terraform, or the Observability API. For more information, see Set defaults for observability buckets.
Gemini
Other
Bug fixes in VS Code
Various bug fixes and minor product enhancements.
Gemini Cloud Assist
Breaking
Custom IAM roles permission update for Gemini Cloud Assist
Gemini Cloud Assist has replaced the cloudaicompanion.instances.completeTask
IAM permission with geminicloudassist.agents.invoke. If you have access to
Gemini Cloud Assist through a custom IAM role, you must update the role to
continue having access. For more information, see the
deprecated IAM permissions
page.
Google Kubernetes Engine
Feature
Gateway API v1.5 is supported in GKE version 1.35.2-gke.1842000 and later. The GKE Gateway controller passes core conformance tests for this version of the Gateway API.
Feature
GKE managed DRANET is now Generally Available (GA) for GKE version 1.35.2-gke.1842000 or later.
GKE DRANET is a managed feature that implements the Kubernetes Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) API for high-performance networking. The GA release expands support beyond the preview phase to include the following hardware:
- NVIDIA GPU Instances: Support for instances starting from A3 Ultra, including A4, A4X, and A4X Max.
- Cloud TPU Instances: Support for TPU v6e and TPU v7x.
For more information, see Allocate network resources by using GKE managed DRANET.
Change
The feature announced on November 7, 2025, providing faster log processing, has been rolled back. The rollback is due to an issue in an underlying dependency. The described performance improvements are not currently in effect.
Google SecOps
Announcement
Emerging Threats Center general availability
The Emerging Threats Center is now in General Availability (GA) and includes the following new features and enhancements:
- Expanded campaign filtering: Filter the Emerging Threats feed by new categories, including associated malware, tools, and threat actors.
- MITRE ATT&CK matrix visualization: Evaluate your detection rule coverage for specific tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) using the new visualization matrix in the Associated Rules panel. You can customize heat map metrics, filter the matrix by rule or alerting status, and view detailed context for specific sub-techniques.
- Enhanced Entity context panel: Investigate an indicator of compromise (IoC) using the Entity context panel to view its point-in-time state and related cases.
- GTI-associated IoC categories: Filter GTI-associated IoCs by specific categories, including Files, URLs, Domains, and IPs.
For more information, see Emerging Threats Center overview and Emerging Threats Center detail view.
Google SecOps SIEM
Announcement
Emerging Threats Center general availability
The Emerging Threats Center is now in General Availability (GA) and includes the following new features and enhancements:
- Expanded campaign filtering: Filter the Emerging Threats feed by new categories, including associated malware, tools, and threat actors.
- MITRE ATT&CK matrix visualization: Evaluate your detection rule coverage for specific tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) using the new visualization matrix in the Associated Rules panel. You can customize heat map metrics, filter the matrix by rule or alerting status, and view detailed context for specific sub-techniques.
- Enhanced Entity context panel: Investigate an indicator of compromise (IoC) using the Entity context panel to view its point-in-time state and related cases.
- GTI-associated IoC categories: Filter GTI-associated IoCs by specific categories, including Files, URLs, Domains, and IPs.
For more information, see Emerging Threats Center overview and Emerging Threats Center detail view.
Source: Google Cloud Platform
