October 7, 2026 · Google CloudFeature
GKE Sandbox microVM sandbox type generally available on 1.37.0-gke.4713000 and later
The microVM sandbox type is now Generally Available (GA) with GKE Sandbox in clusters that run version 1.37.0-gke.4713000 and later. MicroVM sandboxes provide hardware virtualization and isolation for untrusted workloads, AI agent runtimes, and multi-tenant environments. GKE microVM sandboxes use Kata Containers and Cloud Hypervisor to provide this isolation while maintaining a full Linux kernel that includes standard Linux features
For more information, see the GKE Sandbox documentation.
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