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In this episode, we dive into the launch of Gemini 3.1 Flash Image for high-quality, low-latency generation and share a critical heads-up for BigQuery users regarding the Legacy SQL deadline. We also explore major scalability upgrades in Spanner, multi-region failover for Cloud Run, and the latest AI-driven troubleshooting tools for Cloud SQL.

Whether you're a developer, architect, or data scientist, we’ve got the essential news you need to optimize your workflow on Google Cloud.

This week’s episode of the Google Cloud Update is a deep dive into the massive leap for AI and database connectivity. We explore the preview of Gemini 3.1 Pro and its staggering 1 million token context window, alongside a fundamental shift in how AI agents interact with your data through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

From the general availability of .NET 10 across serverless platforms to critical security patches for GKE and brute force protection for Cloud SQL, we cover the essential updates every developer and architect needs to know to stay ahead in the cloud.

Highlights Include:

• AI Revolution: Gemini 3.1 Pro and Claude Sonnet 4.6 arrive in Model Garden.

• Data Connectivity: A new era for AI agents with MCP integration across Bigtable, Spanner, and Cloud SQL.

• Serverless & Compute: .NET 10 is here, plus important OpenSSL security updates for GKE.

• Analytics Power: A mountain of Looker enhancements and the debut of Global Queries in BigQuery.

AI is no longer just a sidekick—it’s moving directly into your databases. This week, we explore the massive shift toward data-aware AI with the launch of Remote MCP Servers for Cloud SQL, Spanner, and Firestore, alongside the general availability of Vertex AI integration for Cloud SQL.

But it’s not all neural networks and chatbots; we’ve got critical security patches you can't ignore. In this episode, we cover:

• BigQuery’s AI Glow-up: New dataset insights and multi-category classification.

• Security Alert: A high-severity vulnerability in GKE that requires your immediate attention.

• Modernization Made Easy: A new migration path from App Engine to Cloud Run.

• The Looker Update: Full preview support for AlloyDB and new Gemini-powered roles.

From infrastructure essentials to the cutting edge of generative AI, get the technical breakdown of everything new in Google Cloud for the week of February 12, 2026.

Ready to supercharge your cloud operations? This week, Gemini's processing a massive wave of updates across the Google Cloud ecosystem! From the arrival of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 in Vertex AI to a game-changing SQL analytics upgrade for Cloud Trace, we’re covering everything you need to know.

Dive into the latest on serverless PHP runtimes, direct VPC ingress for Cloud Run, and a suite of powerful new security and IAM features. Whether you're a data engineer, a developer, or a security pro, this episode is packed with the insights you need to stay ahead of the curve.

Stay updated with the latest in cloud innovation! This week on the Google Cloud Update, we’re breaking down the massive 200x performance boost for Spanner, a critical security bulletin for GKE users, and the rollout of .NET 10 support across serverless platforms.

From new FIPS compliance in networking to a deep dive into Looker 26.0 and the latest AI advancements in Document AI, we’ve got everything you need to keep your infrastructure fast, secure, and cutting-edge.

Inside this episode:

• Global Reach: Every service launching in the new Asia-Southeast3 region.

• AI Innovations: Hands-on with the new Gemini CLI in Vertex AI Workbench.

• Action Required: How to update your Dataform permissions to avoid workflow failures.

• Infrastructure Fixes: A known issue with GKE and Cloud Storage FUSE (and how to fix it).

• Security & Networking: New fingerprinting in Artifact Registry and regional load balancing updates.

Whether you're a developer, data engineer, or cloud architect, we’ve got the technical deep dives you need to keep your stack running smoothly.

Firestore Pipelines, Python for Cloud Run, and 4K AI Video This week, we dive into the new Native Mode pipeline interface for Firestore Enterprise and pyproject.toml support for Cloud Run. We also cover high-res upsampling for Vertex AI video models and essential updates for Kubernetes 1.35.

Kick off 2026 with critical security updates: We break down the new CVEs affecting GKE clusters and why you need to upgrade your node pools immediately. Plus, we explore Vertex AI's new experimental GLM 4.7 model, the deprecation timeline for Claude 3.5 Haiku, and the long-awaited arrival of direct VPC egress for Cloud Functions.