This week’s episode of the Google Cloud Update is packed with major releases for developers and data pros alike! We kick things off with a big win for the Ruby community as Ruby 4.0 hits GA across our serverless platforms.

In this episode, we explore:

• BigQuery & ML: Discover the new global default location settings and how to auto-deploy open models to Vertex AI endpoints.

• Data Orchestration: Essential architectural shifts in Cloud Composer 3 and UI fixes in Cloud Data Fusion.

• Safety & Flexibility: Learn about the new "safety net" for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL that lets you cancel major upgrades mid-flight.

• Container Power: Native OCI image support in Cloud Build and critical security patches for GKE.

Whether you're looking to streamline your ML pipelines or secure your Kubernetes clusters, we’ve got you covered.