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September 11, 2026
You can now monitor the status, throughput, and backlog of the audit logging pipeline for your AlloyDB for PostgreSQL instances and nodes using Cloud Monitoring.
For more information, see Monitor audit log pipeline status.
September 02, 2026
AlloyDB real-time data access to BigQuery (in Preview) now offers limit pushdown and runtime projects:
- Limit pushdown: when you query foreign tables, some
LIMITandOFFSETclauses are automatically pushed down to BigQuery, reducing network transfer and improving query response times. For more information, see Access to real-time data in BigQuery overview. - Runtime projects: you can specify an optional runtime project at either the foreign server or foreign table level to execute queries and manage compute costs independently of the project that stores your data. For more information, see Configure access to real-time data in BigQuery.
Consider using least-privilege security controls to restrict foreign server usage. For more information, see Secure BigQuery data access using the foreign data wrapper.
August 17, 2026
You can now use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Toolbox for Databases to access AlloyDB observability features and advanced query insights directly in your IDE.
August 07, 2026
You can now sync tables from BigQuery into your AlloyDB instance, either as a one-time operation or on a periodic schedule. This feature (in Preview) lets you enable operational analytics that benefit from low-latency, transactional access to your data lake.
For more information, see Sync BigQuery data to AlloyDB.
AlloyDB integration with BigQuery lets you connect your operational and analytical data through real-time data access (lakehouse federation), periodic data synchronization, and one-time table syncs. These features are in Preview.
For more information, see Choose how to access BigQuery data from AlloyDB.
August 04, 2026
AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in
Preview.
You can use the pg_textsearch extension to create BM25 indexes and optimize
probabilistic ranking of full-text search. This feature is supported on AlloyDB
instances running PostgreSQL 17 or 18.
For more information, see Create and manage a BM25 index.