Introducing the AlloyDB Omni web UI for easier cluster observability
Google Cloud launched a read-only web interface for AlloyDB Omni to simplify PostgreSQL cluster monitoring across on-premises, edge, and multi-cloud environments.
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Google Cloud Blog coverage
Every ClipRaptor briefing sourced from Google Cloud Blog, with a direct link to the original publisher page. Page 1 of 5: briefings 1-30, published Oct 16, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026.
Introducing VMware solution on Google Cloud
Google Cloud introduces a self-managed VMware solution on dedicated bare metal, complementing its managed VMware Engine to offer enterprises greater operational control and architectural flexibility for VMware workloads.
Powering the agentic enterprise with latest innovations in Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
Google Cloud and Oracle expand their AI integration, enabling enterprises to build autonomous workflows by unifying Oracle databases with Google Cloud’s AI and data ecosystem, including BigQuery and Gemini Enterprise.
Easy to integrate, compliant by design: Bringing the Swiss Franc to Google Cloud Universal Ledger
Google Cloud introduces Universal Ledger to help banks issue tokenized deposits, enabling real-time payments without disrupting core systems or stablecoin risks.
Scale agents securely with IAM Helper Agent Skills and MCP Tools
Google Cloud introduces IAM Helper, a suite of agent-facing tools to automate complex Identity and Access Management workflows, reducing security friction in autonomous agent deployments.
Unifying enterprise context and semantics: LookML in Knowledge Catalog is now GA
Google Cloud integrates LookML semantic models into Knowledge Catalog, enabling AI agents to access both governance and precise business logic for accurate data interpretation.
Expanding Claude availability and deployment choice on Google Cloud
Google Cloud now offers two deployment options for Anthropic’s Claude models, expanding model choice and consolidating AI workloads under unified billing.
Introducing new self-learning context enrichment in Knowledge Catalog
Google Cloud’s Knowledge Catalog now offers self-learning context enrichment and a new Knowledge Studio interface to automate and govern agent context, reducing manual upkeep and improving accuracy.
Inside Agent Compute Engine: Building the compute foundation for the agentic era
Google introduces Agent Compute Engine, a new cloud service designed to support AI agents with isolated, persistent microVMs, addressing scalability and security challenges in agentic AI workloads.
Introducing Agent Compute Engine and expanded agent governance
Google Cloud introduces Agent Compute Engine and expanded agent governance to securely scale autonomous AI agents across environments, addressing infrastructure and security challenges for enterprise deployment.
BigQuery ObjectRef now GA: Build multimodal data platforms for conversational analytics entirely in SQL
Google Cloud’s BigQuery now supports ObjectRef in GA, enabling native multimodal analytics by linking unstructured data directly in SQL tables alongside structured data.
ZenteiQ scales batch inference 4x with GKE Inference Gateway powered by llm-d
ZenteiQ increased batch inference throughput 4.07x and daily token output from 1.47 billion to 5.97 billion using GKE Inference Gateway and llm-d, accelerating scientific foundation model training.
Responding to core PHP vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619
Google Cloud alerts PHP users to two critical core language vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, urging immediate updates to PHP 8.2 or newer to prevent remote code execution and memory disclosure risks.
Google Cloud expands model choice and flexibility, bringing OpenAI models to customers
Google Cloud integrates OpenAI’s latest models into its unified enterprise AI platform, expanding model choice and governance for customers.
Google Cloud and NVIDIA expand co-engineering collaboration to scale infrastructure for the agentic era
Google Cloud and NVIDIA announced new infrastructure updates at NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 to support scalable agentic AI workflows, including A5X instances, sovereign AI capabilities, and Confidential Computing...
Hardware-backed security at global scale: Confidential G4 with NVIDIA Blackwell is GA
Google Cloud announces general availability of Confidential G4 instances with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, offering hardware-backed security for AI workloads across 36 global zones while maintaining near-native performance.
Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 are now available in Google Antigravity
Google Cloud now offers Claude Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 in Antigravity, enabling developers to select models based on task complexity, cost, and speed within a unified enterprise environment.
Announcing llm-d 1.0: Open distributed inference for agents on Google Cloud TPUs and GPUs
Google and partners released llm-d 1.0, an open-source Kubernetes stack for distributed LLM inference, addressing multi-step agent workloads that overwhelm single-machine setups.
TorchTPU is now open source: Run native PyTorch on TPUs
Google open-sources TorchTPU, enabling native PyTorch execution on TPUs with minimal code changes, expanding hardware choices for AI workloads.
Enabling the next era of sovereign AI: The latest Google Distributed Cloud innovations
Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped now supports enterprise search with Gemini, open-weight models, and ISV applications, enabling sovereign AI deployments without performance tradeoffs.
Introducing Gemini for government services
Google introduces Gemini for government services in preview, offering an AI agent tailored to public sector workflows with built-in governance and secure system integration.
Building full virtual vehicles on Google Cloud: From AAOS to the smallest MCU
Google Cloud and RemotiveLabs introduce a cloud-native approach to develop and test entire virtual vehicles, including microchips and control modules, enabling faster software-defined vehicle integration before hardware...
Developer’s guide to implementing MCP apps in Gemini
Google introduces MCP Apps in Gemini Enterprise to enable interactive, visual workflows within chat, reducing latency and improving real-time collaboration for complex tasks.
How to Use Python UDF Logging for Pipeline Observability
Google Cloud adds native Python logging to BigQuery UDFs, enabling structured diagnostics in Cloud Logging without external tools, illustrated via an e-commerce pipeline example.
Who judges the judge? Three helpful ways to audit your LLM evaluators
Google Cloud outlines why AI evaluators can be unreliable and proposes a three-step method to audit their quality before trusting their judgments.
Google named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Agentic AI Platforms
Google has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Agentic AI Platforms 2026, highlighting its enterprise-ready AI deployment capabilities.
Announcing Wiz Runtime Sensor add-on for GKE: Turnkey threat detection for Kubernetes
Google Cloud and Wiz launched a managed runtime threat detection add-on for GKE clusters, integrating Wiz’s eBPF-based sensor directly into the platform to reduce operational overhead and improve security posture.
Architecting autonomy: A design pattern for high-compute, governed agents in biotech
Google Cloud proposes a three-layer architecture to run compute-intensive biotech simulations while keeping proprietary data secure and workflows reliable.
Four evaluation engineering lessons learned from building agent plugins
Google outlines four evaluation engineering lessons from building the Cloud Developer plugin, emphasizing execution verification over final output and the need for dual live and plan-only testing.
The SAVE method: Learn the fundamentals to engineer trustworthy generative media
Google Cloud outlines the SAVE method to engineer trustworthy generative media by separating research from creative tasks and enforcing verified inputs and structured checks.