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Cloud ChangelogCloud and AI announcements, Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026
184 announcements
61 AWS · 72 Google Cloud · 11 Azure · 27 Cloudflare · 13 AI providers
Announcements from AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Cloudflare and the main AI providers in one searchable changelog, with daily, weekly and monthly digests.
Friday, October 30
Amazon Bedrock expands API support and introduces Cross-Region Inferencing for OpenAI models in AWS GovCloud (US)AWS · Amazon Bedrock- Web Search now available on Kiro in AWS GovCloud (US)AWS
Amazon Connect Customer automatically saves in-progress emails as draftsAWS · Amazon Connect · Business applications and end-user computing- Daybreak Red from OpenAI now available to eligible customers on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-East)AWS · Amazon Bedrock
Amazon CloudFront now provides viewer ISP and post-quantum TLS detailsAWS · Amazon CloudFront · Networking and content delivery- Public Preview: Support database-level managed identity (including FIC) in Create Database Scoped Credential T-SQLAzure · Azure SQL Database · Databases
Amazon MSK now supports TLS 1.3 for data in transitAWS · Amazon MSK · Analytics
Amazon RDS for Oracle no longer requires automatic minor version upgrades for JVM, Spatial, Locator, and OLAP optionsAWS · Amazon RDS for Oracle · Databases
AWS WAF announces automatic SDK integration for Amazon CloudFront distributionsAWS · AWS WAF · Amazon CloudFront · Security, identity and compliance- Agent Registry supports cross-project management boundaries in PreviewGoogle Cloud · Agent Registry · AI and machine learning
- Apigee hybrid announcementGoogle Cloud · Apigee hybrid · Application integration
- Backup and DR: edit existing Cloud SQL backup plans, including rules and retentionGoogle Cloud · Backup and DR · Storage
- BigQuery query results can be retrieved in Apache Arrow format, in PreviewGoogle Cloud · BigQuery · Analytics
- Bigtable views discoverable in Knowledge Catalog, now generally availableGoogle Cloud · Bigtable · Databases
- Cloud Run jobs with GPUs can run up to 12 hours in PreviewGoogle Cloud · Cloud Run · Serverless
- Cloud SQL for MySQL: Canadian time zone instances lag one hour from Nov 1Google Cloud · Cloud SQL for MySQL · Databases
- Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL: update by Nov 1, 2026 to fix Canadian time zonesGoogle Cloud · Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL · Databases
- Cloud SQL for SQL Server: Canadian time zones lag one hour from Nov 1Google Cloud · Cloud SQL for SQL Server · Databases
- Storage Intelligence advisor adds CMEK and encryption findings in PreviewGoogle Cloud · Cloud Storage · Storage
- Datastream integration with Knowledge Catalog generally availableGoogle Cloud · Datastream · Media, games and IoT
- Computer use tool generally available, with Human-in-the-Loop safety policiesGoogle Cloud · Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform · AI and machine learning
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise visual refresh, S&P Global data store in PreviewGoogle Cloud · Gemini Enterprise · AI and machine learning
- Google SecOps for SAP generally available, with SAP-specific YARA-L rulesGoogle Cloud · SAP on Google Cloud
- Secure Source Manager adds vulnerability scanning for dependenciesGoogle Cloud · Secure Source Manager
- Spanner supports comparing and sorting JSONB and JSON valuesGoogle Cloud · Spanner · Databases
- Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 deprecated, removal on November 30, 2026Anthropic · Claude Platform · AI and machine learning
- Computer Use tool generally available in the Interactions and GenerateContent APIsGoogle Gemini API · Gemini API · AI and machine learning
- GPT-6 Rosalind released for life sciences research via trusted accessOpenAI · OpenAI API · AI and machine learning
AWS Glue Data Catalog now supports Apache Iceberg table optimization in the US West (N. California) RegionAWS · AWS Glue · Analytics
Managed Prometheus collectors now support Amazon MSK consumer-group metricsAWS · Amazon CloudWatch · Amazon MSK
Amazon SageMaker AI inference now supports GPU partitioning for real-time endpointsAWS · Amazon SageMaker- Audit Logs - Audit Logs v2: Account analyticsCloudflare · Audit Logs · Analytics
- Workers, BYOIP, Bots - Workers subrequests now preserve context for BYOIP destinationsCloudflare · Workers · BYOIP · Serverless
- Browser Run - Browser Run now runs Chrome 152Cloudflare · Browser Run · AI and machine learning
- DNS - New DNS records experience is now the default for everyoneCloudflare · DNS · Networking and content delivery
- Data Localization Suite, Cloudflare WAN, Cloudflare One - Cloudflare WAN supports regional Gateway HTTP inspectionCloudflare · Data Localization Suite · Cloudflare WAN · Networking and content delivery
- Durable Objects, Workers - Durable Objects now defer code updates by defaultCloudflare · Durable Objects · Workers · Compute and containers
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-10-30 - EmergencyCloudflare · WAF · Security, identity and compliance
- SSL/TLS - Keyless SSL supports TLS 1.3 with ECDSA certificatesCloudflare · SSL/TLS · Security, identity and compliance
- D1 - D1 will enforce a maximum query result size of 50 MBCloudflare · D1 · Databases
- Cloudflare One, Access - Inspect provisioned users and groups with the SCIM population viewerCloudflare · Cloudflare One · Access · Security, identity and compliance
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-10-30Cloudflare · WAF · Security, identity and compliance
Thursday, October 29
- Generally Available: Large OS Disk Encryption for Azure Confidential VM migrationsAzure
- AWS Marketplace now enables partners to list once and sell through multiple subsidiary accountsAWS · Regions, marketplace and partners
- Amazon RDS for Oracle and SQL Server now support storage autoscaling on additional storage volumesAWS · Amazon RDS · Databases
- Generally Available: HTTP DDoS ruleset for Azure Front Door Premium WAFAzure · Azure Front Door · Web Application Firewall · Networking and content delivery
- Generally Available: Azure MCP Server 3.0Azure · SDKs · Developer tools, web and mobile
Amazon Aurora now supports post-quantum TLS key exchangeAWS · Amazon Aurora · Databases- Amazon MSK Connect now supports updating connector plugins and worker configurationsAWS · Amazon MSK · Analytics
- Grok Voice 2.0 deprecationxAI · xAI API · AI and machine learning
- Grok Voice 3.0 is availablexAI · xAI API · AI and machine learning
- grok-voice-transcribe-1.0 end of lifexAI · xAI API · AI and machine learning
- Custom moderation controlsxAI · xAI API · AI and machine learning
- AlloyDB AI pre-registers Gemini 3.x models and semantic-ranker-512 reranking modelGoogle Cloud · AlloyDB for PostgreSQL · Databases
- Anti Money Laundering AI releases minor engine version aml-retail.default.v004.011.202610-000Google Cloud · Anti Money Laundering AI · AI and machine learning
- Apigee hybrid announcementGoogle Cloud · Apigee hybrid · Application integration
- Dataflow Streaming Engine autoscaling adds latency tiers and autoscaling schedulesGoogle Cloud · Dataflow · Analytics
- Managed OpenTelemetry for GKE generally available on 1.37.1-gke.1697000 or laterGoogle Cloud · Google Kubernetes Engine · Compute and containers
- Operations in Emerging Threats Center generally available in Google SecOpsGoogle Cloud · Google SecOps · Security, identity and compliance
- IAM basic roles Admin, Writer and Reader generally availableGoogle Cloud · Identity and Access Management · Security, identity and compliance
- Looker 26.22 begins deployment to Rapid and No Channel; Regular stays at 26.18Google Cloud · Looker · Analytics
- Looker renames Conversational Analytics API to Looker API in System Activity dashboardGoogle Cloud · Looker · Analytics
- Looker bullet charts and Gemini Explore summaries generally availableGoogle Cloud · Looker · Analytics
- Model Armor available in Brazil (southamerica-east1) with data residencyGoogle Cloud · Model Armor · Security, identity and compliance
- ABAP SDK for Google Cloud 1.15 generally available, with binary file downloadsGoogle Cloud · SAP on Google Cloud
- VPC Service Controls adds App Optimize API support in previewGoogle Cloud · VPC Service Controls · Networking and content delivery
- Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta; Usage and Cost API now legacyAnthropic · Claude Platform · AI and machine learning
ACM now supports ACME for public certificates in AWS GovCloud (US)AWS · AWS Certificate Manager · Security, identity and compliance
AWS Backup now supports cross-account management and cross-account backup in the AWS European Sovereign CloudAWS · AWS Organizations · AWS Backup · Management, governance and cost
AWS DataSync Enhanced mode now supports Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and Red Hat OpenShift VirtualizationAWS · AWS DataSync · Amazon FSx NetApp ONTAP · Migration and transfer
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) is now available in additional RegionsAWS · Amazon DynamoDB · Databases- Amazon Managed Grafana now supports in-place upgrade to Grafana version 13.2AWS · Amazon CloudWatch · Amazon Managed Service for Grafana · Management, governance and cost
Amazon Redshift announces hands-off automated cross-region backupsAWS · Amazon Redshift
Amazon SageMaker AI now supports SOCI-indexed images to start training jobs in secondsAWS · Amazon ECR · Amazon SageMaker- Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports custom designationsAWS · Amazon SageMaker
AWS Step Functions workflows now available as AI agent toolsAWS · AWS Step Functions · Amazon Bedrock- Agents - Agents SDK: Agent Skills are files in your agent's WorkspaceCloudflare · Agents · AI and machine learning
- Data Localization Suite, SSL/TLS - View your data localization settings in one dashboard pageCloudflare · Data Localization Suite · SSL/TLS · Security, identity and compliance
Wednesday, October 28
- Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports September 2026 Monthly Recommended PatchAWS · Amazon RDS · Databases
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore CLI version 1.0 is now availableAWS · Amazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- Public endpoints for Amazon ElastiCache Serverless now in AWS GovCloud (US)AWS
AWS Lambda supports Seekable OCI (SOCI) lazy loading for Lambda Managed InstancesAWS · AWS Lambda · Serverless
Introducing time series collections for the next generation of Amazon OpenSearch ServerlessAWS · Amazon OpenSearch Service · Serverless- Quick now supports smart approvals for agentic actionsAWS · Business applications and end-user computing
Amazon EKS Dashboard now provides fleet-wide visibility into certificate authority (CA) rotationAWS · Amazon EKS · Security, identity and compliance
Amazon ECS Managed Instances adds cross-instance and Spot consolidationAWS · Amazon ECS · Compute and containers- AWS Lambda durable functions now exports live telemetry for execution insightsAWS · AWS Lambda · Serverless
- Announcing: Migrate Azure Container Apps logging destination from Log Analytics to Azure MonitorAzure · Azure Container Apps · Compute and containers
- Amazon EKS Auto Mode now supports Kubernetes Gateway APIAWS · Amazon EKS · Compute and containers
- Public Preview: Cross Tenant Restore with Azure BackupAzure · Azure Backup · Management, governance and cost
- Generally Available: Marketplace private offer enhancementsAzure · Microsoft Azure portal · Management, governance and cost
- AlloyDB ScaNN four-level tree indexes GA, supporting up to 10 billion vector rowsGoogle Cloud · AlloyDB for PostgreSQL · Databases
- AlloyDB IAM group authentication generally available for PostgreSQL 15 and laterGoogle Cloud · AlloyDB for PostgreSQL · Databases
- Application Integration agent skills available in the google/skills repositoryGoogle Cloud · Application Integration · Application integration
- Bigtable microsecond timestamp granularity generally available in Enterprise PlusGoogle Cloud · Bigtable · Databases
- Cloud Asset Inventory adds Migration Center resource types to its APIsGoogle Cloud · Cloud Asset Inventory
- Database Migration Service supports SQL Server DAG migrations, generally availableGoogle Cloud · Cloud Database Migration Service · Migration and transfer
- Cloud SQL for MySQL managed replica indexes generally availableGoogle Cloud · Cloud SQL for MySQL · Databases
- Confidential Space image 261001 removes compromised CAs, adds non-root containersGoogle Cloud · Confidential Space
- Gemini Enterprise adds Brazil (br) region, GA with allowlistGoogle Cloud · Gemini Enterprise · AI and machine learning
- Google SecOps ends legacy chronicle-tla BigQuery exports for non-Enterprise+ customersGoogle Cloud · Google SecOps · Security, identity and compliance
- Google SecOps Marketplace adds SAP ERP integration and Ask Threat Intelligence Agent actionGoogle Cloud · Google SecOps Marketplace · Security, identity and compliance
- Google SecOps SIEM ends legacy chronicle-tla BigQuery exports for non-Enterprise+Google Cloud · Google SecOps SIEM · Security, identity and compliance
- Media CDN flexible shielding in Frankfurt GA, EU data residency in Private GAGoogle Cloud · Media CDN · Networking and content delivery
- Memorystore for Redis Cluster basic token-based authentication generally availableGoogle Cloud · Memorystore for Redis Cluster · Databases
- Messages and Token Counting APIs raise max request size from 32 MB to 128 MBAnthropic · Claude Platform · AI and machine learning
- ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim up to $500 monthly in API creditsOpenAI · OpenAI API · AI and machine learning
- AWS Agent Registry is now available in four additional AWS RegionsAWS · Amazon Bedrock
- AWS Backup adds restore testing support for Amazon RedshiftAWS · Amazon Redshift · AWS Backup · Storage
- AWS IAM Identity Center's Identity Store now supports change notifications through Amazon EventBridgeAWS · AWS Lambda · AWS IAM Identity Center · Security, identity and compliance
Announcing the AWS Marketplace and Amazon Business unified storefrontAWS · AWS Marketplace- Agents, Browser Run - Agents SDK: Preview dev servers in the browser without public URLsCloudflare · Agents · Browser Run · AI and machine learning
- China Network, Challenges, Bots - China-native Challenge Pages for the China NetworkCloudflare · China Network · Challenges · Networking and content delivery
- Access, Cloudflare One - Google Workspace SCIM user provisioning through generic SAMLCloudflare · Access · Cloudflare One · Security, identity and compliance
- Access, Cloudflare One - Filter MCP tool-call analytics by response statusCloudflare · Access · Cloudflare One · Security, identity and compliance
- Workers, Cloudflare CLI - Serve Workers Static Assets from a URL path prefixCloudflare · Workers · Cloudflare CLI · Serverless
- Workers VPC - Select a virtual network for VPC Network bindingsCloudflare · Workers VPC · Serverless
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-10-28Cloudflare · WAF · Security, identity and compliance
- Workers - Workers Builds now retains builds and build logs for 90 daysCloudflare · Workers · Serverless
Tuesday, October 27
Amazon ECS now supports GPU sharing with NVIDIA Multi-Process Service (MPS)AWS · AWS Fargate · Amazon ECS · Compute and containers- Generally Available: Higher limit of Azure Blob Storage accounts per region per subscriptionAzure · Azure Blob Storage · Storage
- SageMaker MLflow Apps now support MLflow 3.16AWS · Amazon SageMaker · AI and machine learning
- Amazon Connect Customer supports inline attachment previewsAWS · Amazon Connect · Business applications and end-user computing
- Generally Available: Cost management and tagging for Claude models in Microsoft FoundryAzure · Microsoft Foundry · AI and machine learning
- Generally Available: Azure Front Door profile and route level WAF policiesAzure · Azure Front Door · Web Application Firewall · Networking and content delivery
- Amazon Aurora serverless now supports up to 384 ACUsAWS · Amazon Aurora · Databases
Amazon ElastiCache expands data tiering to R8gd and R7gd nodes in Europe (Spain) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)AWS · Amazon ElastiCache · Databases- Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey now supports changing durability on existing clustersAWS · Amazon ElastiCache · Databases
Amazon Corretto October 2026 Patch UpdatesAWS · Amazon Corretto · Developer tools, web and mobile- AlloyDB AI adds ai.extract and ai.classify in Preview, renames function parametersGoogle Cloud · AlloyDB for PostgreSQL · Databases
- Apigee API Health & Availability dashboard generally available in Cloud MonitoringGoogle Cloud · Apigee X · Application integration
- BigQuery Studio Git repositories and Data Engineering Agent Google Drive input are GAGoogle Cloud · BigQuery · Analytics
- Bigtable queries individual fields in Avro records using Avro schema bundles, in PreviewGoogle Cloud · Bigtable · Databases
- Cloud DNS CNAME chasing follows chains between public and private zones from Jan 5, 2027Google Cloud · Cloud DNS · Networking and content delivery
- Regular expression URL rewrites (regexRewrite) generally available for Application Load BalancersGoogle Cloud · Cloud Load Balancing · Networking and content delivery
- Cloud SDK 591.0.0 fixes gcloud components update hang on macOSGoogle Cloud · Cloud SDK · Developer tools, web and mobile
- Config Connector version 1.160.0 releasedGoogle Cloud · Config Connector · Management, governance and cost
- Config Connector adds alpha direct reconciler resources, including CCInsightsAnalysisRuleGoogle Cloud · Config Connector · Management, governance and cost
- Container-Optimized OS adds KVM support for AMD CPUID faulting, nvidia-container-toolkit on ARMGoogle Cloud · Container Optimized OS
- Gemini Robotics ER 2 in Preview; xAI Grok 4.7 generally availableGoogle Cloud · Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform · AI and machine learning
- Gemini Enterprise custom MCP servers get VPC connectivity and static IP egress, GAGoogle Cloud · Gemini Enterprise · AI and machine learning
- Cloud Armor custom CEL rules can match request body and query parameters, GAGoogle Cloud · Google Cloud Armor · Security, identity and compliance
- VMware solution on Google Cloud generally available, on bare-metal ESXi nodesGoogle Cloud · Google Cloud VMware Engine · Compute and containers
- GDC bare metal: corrected fix versions for Metrics API TLS errors after CA rotationGoogle Cloud · Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal · Compute and containers
- Looker-Excel Connector ODBC driver version 1.0.7 available to downloadGoogle Cloud · Looker · Analytics
- Model Armor templates testable in console with custom prompts, now GAGoogle Cloud · Model Armor · Security, identity and compliance
- Oracle Database@Google Cloud adds Exadata Database Service in northamerica-south1Google Cloud · Oracle Database@Google Cloud · Databases
- Spanner supports ON DELETE SET NULL foreign key actionGoogle Cloud · Spanner · Databases
- Gemini API CLI (gemini-api) in beta for coding agents, scripts and CI pipelinesGoogle Gemini API · Gemini API · AI and machine learning
- Amazon Bedrock now offers Canada cross-Region inference for Claude Haiku 5.5AWS · Amazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
Amazon Neptune now supports online index rebuild to reclaim storageAWS · Amazon Neptune · Storage- Cloudflare One, Access - Fully customize user-facing Access pagesCloudflare · Cloudflare One · Access · Security, identity and compliance
- Analytics - SQL API introspection: `include_attributes` parameterCloudflare · Analytics · Analytics
- Workflows, Workers - Restrict Workflows to a jurisdictionCloudflare · Workflows · Workers · Compute and containers
Monday, October 26
- Amazon ECR now supports replication backfill for existing container imagesAWS · Amazon ECR · Compute and containers
- OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available on Amazon BedrockAWS · Amazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances now supports ModifyVolume APIAWS
- Generally Available: Network Watcher VNet flow logs filteringAzure · Network Watcher · Management, governance and cost
Amazon IVS Low-Latency Streaming now provides a failover slateAWS · Amazon IVS- Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio adds light mode support for IDC-based domainsAWS · Amazon SageMaker · Analytics
- Amazon Connect Customer expands testing and simulation to validate flow action outcomesAWS · Amazon Connect · Business applications and end-user computing
- Amazon Connect Customer now lets you view metrics by customer lifetime value and repeat-caller statusAWS · Business applications and end-user computing
- Amazon Connect Customer now measures the outcomes that drive retention and revenueAWS · Business applications and end-user computing
- Agent Platform Workbench custom organization policies generally availableGoogle Cloud · Agent Platform Workbench · AI and machine learning
- Apigee X sends MCP header and cookie arguments to their declared OpenAPI locationGoogle Cloud · Apigee X · Application integration
- BigQuery conversation logging GA; Python UDF volume mounts and REGEXP_EXTRACT_GROUPS in PreviewGoogle Cloud · BigQuery · Analytics
- Database Migration Service creates conversion workspaces from schema files in Cloud StorageGoogle Cloud · Cloud Database Migration Service · Migration and transfer
- Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds user intent matching control and GA Cloud Storage image outputGoogle Cloud · Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform · AI and machine learning
- GKE C4D bare metal machine types generally availableGoogle Cloud · Google Kubernetes Engine · Compute and containers
- Knowledge Catalog Data lineage supports Looker (Google Cloud core), now GAGoogle Cloud · Knowledge Catalog
- Looker (Google Cloud core) data lineage and Looker-managed MCP server generally availableGoogle Cloud · Looker · Analytics
- Model Armor enforces data residency compliance constraint by default, now GAGoogle Cloud · Model Armor · Security, identity and compliance
- Oracle Database@Google Cloud remote MCP server generally availableGoogle Cloud · Oracle Database@Google Cloud · Databases
- Generate Content API now stores requests by default for new paid-tier projectsGoogle Gemini API · Gemini API · AI and machine learning
- GPT-6.1 Terra released for visual reasoning, computer use and writingOpenAI · OpenAI API · AI and machine learning
AWS IAM Identity Center now supports cross-Region trusted identity propagationAWS · AWS IAM Identity Center · Security, identity and compliance
AWS EC2 Auto Scaling now supports Launch Before Terminate at account-level to replace instancesAWS · Amazon EC2 · Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling · Compute and containers
AWS Key Management Service now supports ML-KEM for post-quantum key encapsulationAWS · AWS Cryptography · AWS KMS · Compute and containers
AWS Elemental MediaConnect Router now supports endpoint connection managementAWS · AWS Resource Access Manager · AWS Elemental MediaConnect · Media, games and IoT- Amazon RDS now supports the latest Cumulative Update and GDR updates for Microsoft SQL ServerAWS · Amazon RDS for SQL Server · Databases
- AWS Glue Data Catalog now supports OAuth for Apache Iceberg REST Catalog APIsAWS · AWS Glue · Analytics
- Agents, Workers - Cloudflare Computer now helps agents recover from interruptions and wait for approvalCloudflare · Agents · Workers · AI and machine learning
- DNS - Advanced Nameservers use a nameserver typeCloudflare · DNS · Networking and content delivery
- Workers - Workers tracing — new spanContext(), setStatus(), and updateName() APIsCloudflare · Workers · Serverless
