Google Cloud released major updates across database and AI services in April 2026.
- •AlloyDB for PostgreSQL includes Vector assist extension for simplified vector search deployment and HNSW index creation.
- •Cloud SQL instances automatically integrate with Knowledge Catalog for near real-time metadata discovery.
- •New AI functions in AlloyDB include sentiment analysis, summarization, and optimized query acceleration with proxy models.
- •Spanner's Columnar engine is generally available, enabling up to 200x faster analytical scans on live operational data.
- •Cloud SQL for SQL Server integrates with Vertex AI to generate vector embeddings directly from database instances.
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