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BigQuery Libraries A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK. Node.jsChanges for @google-cloud/bigquery 7.5.1 (2024-03-14) Bug Fixes Add better documentation around usage of BigQueryTimestamp class and .timestamp method. (2b2c3e0) BigQueryTimestamp should keep accepting floats #1339 (2b2c3e0) Restores BigQueryTimestamp behavior to accept a numeric value in the constructor representing epoch-seconds. The affected 7.5.0 version would parse a numeric value as epoch-microseconds. (2b2c3e0) PythonChanges for google-cloud-bigquery 3.19.0 (2024-03-11) Features Support RANGE query parameters (#1827) (b359a9a) Support range sql (#1807) (86a45c9) Bug Fixes Add google-auth as a direct dependency (713ce2c) Augment universe_domain handling (#1837) (53c2cbf) deps: Require google-api-core>=1.34.1, >=2.11.0 (713ce2c) Supplementary fix to env-based universe resolution (#1844) (b818992) Supplementary fix to env-based universe resolution (#1847) (6dff50f) Feature You can now undelete a dataset that is within your time travel window to recover it to the state that it was in when it was deleted. This feature is in preview. Feature These BigQuery features are now generally available (GA): Text analysis configuration options for the following: CREATE SEARCH INDEX DDL Existing LOG_ANALYZER and new PATTERN_ANALYZER analyzers, which are used in various functions, including SEARCH The TEXT_ANALYZE function The following advanced processing functions: ML.BAG_OF_WORDS ML.TF_IDF BAG_OF_WORDS TF_IDF COSINE_DISTANCE EUCLIDEAN_DISTANCE EDIT_DISTANCE Feature You can now perform hierarchical forecasts in BigQuery ML time series models, which let you aggregate and roll up values for all time series in the model. This feature is generally available (GA). Bigtable Libraries A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK. JavaChanges for google-cloud-bigtable 2.36.0 (2024-03-13) Features Add models for type APIs (#2160) (8277ea8) Publish new bigtable APIs for types and aggregates (#2158) (430dffe) Cloud Logging Libraries A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK. PythonChanges for google-cloud-logging 3.10.0 (2024-03-13) Features Allow users to explicitly configure universe domain (#846) (e998a21) Bug Fixes Added placeholder kwargs to StructuredLogHandler (#845) (9bc0a37) Allowed for a partial override of loggers that get excluded from setup_client (#831) (870c940) Remove usage in including_default_value_fields to prepare for protobuf 5.x (#866) (66a534d) Use value of cluster-location in GKE for tagging location (#830) (c15847c) Documentation Added documentation for Django/Flask integrations and dictConfig (#848) (c65ec92) Cloud Monitoring Changed You can now use Duet AI for Developers to help you create a synthetic monitor. This feature is in Public Preview. For more information, see Create a synthetic monitor. Cloud Storage Feature You can now use the GCS FUSE file cache feature, a client-based read cache that lets repeat file reads to be served from a faster cache storage of your choice. To learn more about caching, see GCS FUSE caching documentation. Libraries A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK. GoChanges for storage/internal/apiv2 1.39.1 (2024-03-11) Bug Fixes storage: Add object validation case and test (#9521) (386bef3) JavaChanges for google-cloud-storage 2.36.0 (2024-03-15) Features Add Custom Part Metadata Decorator to ParallelCompositeUploadConfig (#2434) (43b8006) Add hierarchical namespace and folders features (#2445) (8074fff) Add soft delete feature (#2403) (989f36f) Bug Fixes Fix name digest for noprefix (#2448) (12c9db8) Missing serialVersionUID of serializable classes (#2344) (736865b) Dependencies Update dependency com.google.apis:google-api-services-storage to v1-rev20240307-2.0.0 (#2442) (1352203) Update dependency net.jqwik:jqwik to v1.8.4 (#2447) (110b80c) Update gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/storage-testbench docker tag to v0.42.0 (#2441) (80745d4) Cloud Tasks Announcement The BufferTask method for creating tasks is now at General Availability (GA). Announcement For tasks that have HTTP targets (as opposed to App Engine targets), the option to set routing for tasks at the queue level is now at General Availability (GA). If you set routing at the queue level, you do not have to set routing for each individual task. To learn more, see Configure routing. Compute Engine Announcement Generally available: The organization-wide patch status dashboard and organization-wide OS policy compliance reports in VM Manager are now generally available. Config Controller Changed Config Controller now uses the following versions of its included products: Config Connector v1.113.0, release notes Anthos Config Management v1.17.2, release notes Container Registry Deprecated Container Registry is scheduled to be shut down and superseded by Artifact Registry on March 18, 2025. For more information and transition options, see Deprecations. Dataflow Libraries A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK. GoChanges for dataflow/apiv1beta3 0.9.6 (2024-03-14) Bug Fixes dataflow: Update protobuf dep to v1.33.0 (30b038d) Deep Learning Containers Feature M118 release Pytorch 2.1.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 container images are now available. Pytorch 2.2.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 container images are now available. Deep Learning VM Images Feature M118 release Restored legacy gpu image families for TensorFlow 2.12 through 2.14, and for PyTorch 2.0. Pytorch 2.1.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 VM images are now available. Pytorch 2.2.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 VM images are now available. R images (Experimental) updated to R 4.3.3. Updated Nvidia drivers of older Deep Learning VM images to R535. Dialogflow Changed The Dialogflow ES and Dialogflow CX us-dialogflow.googleapis.com endpoint and locations/us resource location, which served as aliases for global resources, will be discontinued on April 16, 2024. For more information, see the email announcement. Feature The following prebuilt components have been added to Dialogflow CX: Retail fraud and dispute Cancel order Return and refund Exchange order Secret Manager Libraries A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK. GoChanges for secretmanager/apiv1 1.11.6 (2024-03-14) Bug Fixes secretmanager: Update protobuf dep to v1.33.0 (30b038d) Vertex AI Changed Vector Search heuristics-based compaction Vector Search uses heuristics-based metrics assess whether to trigger compaction. This prevents unnecessary compaction, and thus reduces cost. For general information about compaction, see Compaction. Vertex AI Workbench Feature M118 release The M118 release of Vertex AI Workbench user-managed notebooks includes the following: Pytorch 2.1.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 user-managed notebooks instances are now available. Pytorch 2.2.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 user-managed notebooks instances are now available. Updated Nvidia drivers of older user-managed notebooks images to R535. Feature The M118 release of Vertex AI Workbench managed notebooks includes the following: Updated Nvidia drivers to R535, which fixed a bug where the latest PyTorch 2.0 kernel didn't work due to outdated drivers. Feature M118 release The M118 release of Vertex AI Workbench instances includes the following: Updated Nvidia drivers to R535.

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BigQuery
Libraries
A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK.

Node.jsChanges for @google-cloud/bigquery

7.5.1 (2024-03-14)

Bug Fixes


Add better documentation around usage of BigQueryTimestamp class and .timestamp method. (2b2c3e0)
BigQueryTimestamp should keep accepting floats #1339 (2b2c3e0)
Restores BigQueryTimestamp behavior to accept a numeric value in the constructor representing epoch-seconds. The affected 7.5.0 version would parse a numeric value as epoch-microseconds. (2b2c3e0)

PythonChanges for google-cloud-bigquery

3.19.0 (2024-03-11)

Features


Support RANGE query parameters (#1827) (b359a9a)
Support range sql (#1807) (86a45c9)


Bug Fixes


Add google-auth as a direct dependency (713ce2c)
Augment universe_domain handling (#1837) (53c2cbf)
deps: Require google-api-core>=1.34.1, >=2.11.0 (713ce2c)
Supplementary fix to env-based universe resolution (#1844) (b818992)
Supplementary fix to env-based universe resolution (#1847) (6dff50f)


Feature
You can now undelete a dataset that is within your time travel window to recover it to the state that it was in when it was deleted. This feature is in preview.
Feature
These BigQuery features are now
generally available
(GA):

Text analysis configuration options
for the following:


CREATE SEARCH INDEX  DDL
Existing
LOG_ANALYZER
and new
PATTERN_ANALYZER
analyzers, which are used in various functions, including
SEARCH
The
TEXT_ANALYZE
function


The following advanced processing functions:


ML.BAG_OF_WORDS
ML.TF_IDF
BAG_OF_WORDS
TF_IDF
COSINE_DISTANCE
EUCLIDEAN_DISTANCE
EDIT_DISTANCE

Feature
You can now perform hierarchical forecasts in BigQuery ML
time series models,
which let you aggregate and roll up values for all time series in the model.
This feature is
generally available
(GA).
Bigtable
Libraries
A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK.

JavaChanges for google-cloud-bigtable

2.36.0 (2024-03-13)

Features


Add models for type APIs (#2160) (8277ea8)
Publish new bigtable APIs for types and aggregates (#2158) (430dffe)


Cloud Logging
Libraries
A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK.

PythonChanges for google-cloud-logging

3.10.0 (2024-03-13)

Features


Allow users to explicitly configure universe domain (#846) (e998a21)


Bug Fixes


Added placeholder kwargs to StructuredLogHandler (#845) (9bc0a37)
Allowed for a partial override of loggers that get excluded from setup_client (#831) (870c940)
Remove usage in including_default_value_fields to prepare for protobuf 5.x (#866) (66a534d)
Use value of cluster-location in GKE for tagging location (#830) (c15847c)


Documentation


Added documentation for Django/Flask integrations and dictConfig (#848) (c65ec92)


Cloud Monitoring
Changed
You can now use Duet AI for Developers to help you create a synthetic monitor. This feature is in Public Preview. For more information, see  Create a synthetic monitor.
Cloud Storage
Feature
You can now use the GCS FUSE file cache feature, a client-based read cache that lets repeat file reads to be served from a faster cache storage of your choice. To learn more about caching, see GCS FUSE caching documentation.
Libraries
A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK.


GoChanges for storage/internal/apiv2

1.39.1 (2024-03-11)

Bug Fixes


storage: Add object validation case and test (#9521) (386bef3)

JavaChanges for google-cloud-storage

2.36.0 (2024-03-15)

Features


Add Custom Part Metadata Decorator to ParallelCompositeUploadConfig (#2434) (43b8006)
Add hierarchical namespace and folders features (#2445) (8074fff)
Add soft delete feature (#2403) (989f36f)


Bug Fixes


Fix name digest for noprefix (#2448) (12c9db8)
Missing serialVersionUID of serializable classes (#2344) (736865b)


Dependencies


Update dependency com.google.apis:google-api-services-storage to v1-rev20240307-2.0.0 (#2442) (1352203)
Update dependency net.jqwik:jqwik to v1.8.4 (#2447) (110b80c)
Update gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/storage-testbench docker tag to v0.42.0 (#2441) (80745d4)


Cloud Tasks
Announcement
The BufferTask method for creating tasks is now at General Availability (GA).
Announcement
For tasks that have HTTP targets (as opposed to App Engine targets), the option to set routing for tasks at the queue level is now at General Availability (GA). If you set routing at the queue level, you do not have to set routing for each individual task. To learn more, see Configure routing. 
Compute Engine
Announcement
Generally available: The organization-wide patch status dashboard and organization-wide OS policy compliance reports in VM Manager are now generally available.
Config Controller
Changed
Config Controller now uses the following versions of its included products:


Config Connector v1.113.0, release notes
Anthos Config Management v1.17.2, release notes

Container Registry
Deprecated
Container Registry is scheduled to be shut down and superseded by Artifact Registry on March 18, 2025. For more information and transition options, see Deprecations.
Dataflow
Libraries
A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK.

GoChanges for dataflow/apiv1beta3

0.9.6 (2024-03-14)

Bug Fixes


dataflow: Update protobuf dep to v1.33.0 (30b038d)


Deep Learning Containers
Feature
M118 release


Pytorch 2.1.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 container images are now available.
Pytorch 2.2.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 container images are now available.

Deep Learning VM Images
Feature
M118 release


Restored legacy gpu image families for TensorFlow 2.12 through 2.14, and for PyTorch 2.0.
Pytorch 2.1.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 VM images are now available.
Pytorch 2.2.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 VM images are now available.
R images (Experimental) updated to R 4.3.3.
Updated Nvidia drivers of older Deep Learning VM images to R535.

Dialogflow
Changed
The Dialogflow ES and Dialogflow CX us-dialogflow.googleapis.com endpoint and locations/us resource location,
which served as aliases for global resources, will be discontinued on April 16, 2024. For more information, see the email announcement.
Feature
The following prebuilt components have been added to Dialogflow CX:


Retail fraud and dispute
Cancel order
Return and refund
Exchange order

Secret Manager
Libraries
A weekly digest of client library updates from across the Cloud SDK.

GoChanges for secretmanager/apiv1

1.11.6 (2024-03-14)

Bug Fixes


secretmanager: Update protobuf dep to v1.33.0 (30b038d)


Vertex AI
Changed
Vector Search heuristics-based compaction

Vector Search uses heuristics-based metrics assess whether to trigger compaction. This prevents unnecessary compaction, and thus reduces cost. For general information about compaction, see Compaction.
Vertex AI Workbench
Feature
M118 release

The M118 release of Vertex AI Workbench user-managed notebooks includes the following:


Pytorch 2.1.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 user-managed notebooks instances are now available.
Pytorch 2.2.0 with CUDA 12.1 and Python 3.10 user-managed notebooks instances are now available.
Updated Nvidia drivers of older user-managed notebooks images to R535.

Feature
The M118 release of Vertex AI Workbench managed notebooks includes the following:


Updated Nvidia drivers to R535, which fixed a bug where the latest PyTorch 2.0 kernel didn't work due to outdated drivers.

Feature
M118 release

The M118 release of Vertex AI Workbench instances includes the following:


Updated Nvidia drivers to R535.

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