Keep an eye on AI-assisted analytics usage

Google Cloud adds conversation logging for BigQuery Conversational analytics. BigQuery Conversational analytics now supports conversation logging to a BigQuery table. That improves observability and auditability for AI-assisted analytics use cases.

Put stronger guardrails around notebook and AI workspace sprawl

Google Cloud adds custom organization policies for Agent Platform Workbench instances. Agent Platform Workbench now supports custom organization policies that can allow or deny instance creation and updates based on configuration. That gives platform teams more control over how instances are deployed and changed.

Lower committed storage costs for Hyperdisk

Google Cloud enables resource-based committed use discounts for Hyperdisk storage. Google Cloud now offers committed use discounts for Hyperdisk Balanced and Hyperdisk Throughput Exapool capacity. That’s a direct pricing optimization for block storage tied to committed workloads.