53 updates from Google Cloud.
AlloyDB now provides more accurate memory usage estimation, and it prevents out-of-memory (OOM) errors when you build a ScaNN <a…
You can now use the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/connect-ide-using-mcp-toolbox#access-advanced-query-insights">Model Context Protocol (MCP) Toolbox for Databases</a> to access…
AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>. You can use the pg_textsearch extension to…
IAM group authentication for AlloyDB is available in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a> for new clusters running PostgreSQL 15 and later. This feature…
AlloyDB now supports cross-region failover in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>. You can optionally enable cross-region failover to automate the recreation…
External search with AlloyDB now supports <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/opensearch">OpenSearch</a> in <a…
AlloyDB write endpoints are now available in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>. Write endpoints simplify database connection management by providing a…
Transparent query forwarding is now available in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a> for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18. With this feature,…
External search with AlloyDB now supports Apache <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/solr-search">Solr</a> in <a…
AlloyDB integration with Knowledge Catalog is now generally available (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">GA</a>). This integration provides a unified metadata view to…
ChatGPT users are now able to list and use the AlloyDB toolset provided by the AlloyDB remote MCP server.
<a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/quick-start-migrations-guide">Database Migration Service quick-start migrations</a> (in <a…
The integration between AlloyDB for PostgreSQL and Knowledge Catalog (in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>) is now enabled by default for all new AlloyDB…
ChatGPT users aren't able to list or use the AlloyDB toolset provided by the AlloyDB remote MCP server.
You can now use the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/reference/mcp/databaseinsights/mcp/index">Database Insights remote MCP server</a> to analyze AlloyDB's performance and system…
External search with AlloyDB now supports Elasticsearch in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>. With this update, you can use the external_search_fdw…
The following AlloyDB AI function capabilities are available in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>: • You can now use AI function acceleration and the new…
When querying your Elasticsearch data using <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/elastic-search#sql-query">standard SQL queries</a> and specifying an OFFSET, if the OFFSET gets pushed…
The following vector search improvements are now available in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>: • AlloyDB now supports Vector assist. Vector assist is…
The AlloyDB for PostgreSQL index advisor is enabled by default. It provides vector search index recommendations for Scalable Nearest Neighbors (ScaNN) indexes. For more information, see <a…
As of April 10, 2026, you can create, run, and edit <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/cloud-assist/investigations">Gemini Cloud Assist investigations</a> only if you have a <a…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/beta/alloydb/connect">gcloud beta alloydb connect</a> command is now available in <a…
You can now enable <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/cross-region-replication/work-with-cross-region-replication#secondary-cluster-instance">Advanced Query Insights on…
When no major version is specified, AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now defaults to <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/db-version-policies#support-table">PostgreSQL major version 17</a> for…
The following AlloyDB AI features are available in <a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>: • You can now use the ai.hybrid_search() function, which fuses…
AlloyDB enhanced backups are generally available (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">GA</a>). You can now select the Enhanced tier during cluster creation, manage…
AlloyDB enhanced backups are generally available (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">GA</a>). You can now select the Enhanced tier during cluster creation, manage…
The following AlloyDB AI features are now generally available (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">GA</a>): • <a…
Gemini Cloud Assist investigation capabilities are now supported in AlloyDB (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>). For more information, see <a…
AlloyDB <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/optimize-database-performance-compare-snapshots">performance snapshot and reports</a> now support read pool instance nodes, providing…
You can now use the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/alloydb/docs/ai/use-alloydb-mcp">AlloyDB remote MCP server</a>. The AlloyDB remote MCP server lets you interact easily with AlloyDB…
We are announcing the release of support for the AlloyDB language connectors and Auth Proxy with Auto IAM Authentication and managed connection pooling. This feature and the fix for the issue…