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PostgresCompare 1.1.104 automates schema synchronization by generating SQL scripts for 30+ object types. It now supports pre/post-deploy scripts and dependency cascade selection.

The SNOWFLAKEINTELLIGENCEUSAGEHISTORY view is now generally available in the ACCOUNTUSAGE schema. It tracks credit consumption for Snowflake Intelligence interactions, mapping requests to underlying agent calls. Each row in the view represents a call to the agent and provides detail.

Snowflake has released the CORTEXAGENTUSAGE_HISTORY view for general availability. It tracks credit consumption and token usage for Cortex Analyst and Search. Each row in the view represents a call to the agent and provides detail about the aggregated tokens and credits.

Snowflake Data Clean Rooms received updates. The INITIALIZE procedure now automatically joins the caller to the collaboration, unless "autojoinwarehouse" is specified.

Starting June 1, 2026, BigQuery will restrict the use of legacy SQL to only those projects that actively used it during the preceding seven-month transition period.

Snowflake enforces privatelink-only access as generally available, disabling public access for privatelink-only accounts.

Snowflake introduces custom budget actions, enabling stored procedures to be triggered by spending thresholds or cycle starts, enhancing credit management efficiency.

Snowsight now enables viewing and downloading billing invoices for On Demand accounts without capacity contracts in Snowflake.

Snowflake Postgres is now generally available, enabling creation and management of Postgres instances directly within Snowflake, with databases running on dedicated virtual machines.

Release notes for BigQuery published, featuring technical updates relevant for data engineers.

Snowflake introduces the Grouped Query History view in Snowsight to monitor critical and frequent queries, based on the AGGREGATE_QUERY_HISTORY view.

Snowflake introduces versioning for Container Runtimes in ML Jobs, enabling execution under different versions for enhanced stability.

BigQuery introduces new features and technical enhancements for large-scale data processing and analytics.

Snowflake streamlines data quality checks setup with Cortex Data Quality and Snowsight UI, leveraging AI to automatically suggest rules and simplify validation processes.

Apache Kafka 4.2.0 introduces Kafka Queues (Share Groups) into production, enhancing real-time data stream management.

Snowflake ML Experiments is now generally available, enabling organized evaluation and comparison of model training results to select the best model.

Snowflake Native Apps introduces a configuration feature allowing apps to request specific values from consumers, with the ability to mark configurations as sensitive to protect critical data.

Snowflake introduces the USE AI FUNCTIONS privilege to control access to Cortex AI functions, enabling granular role-based access management.

Snowflake introduces sharing Streamlit apps through specific URLs, enabling restricted access to other platform components.

Snowflake introduces the SNOWFLAKE_INTELLIGENCE_USAGE_HISTORY view in the ACCOUNT_USAGE schema to track usage history of Snowflake Intelligence, including consumed credits and associated metadata.

Snowflake introduces the CORTEX_AGENT_USAGE_HISTORY view in the ACCOUNT_USAGE schema, enabling tracking of Cortex Agents usage, including consumed credits and associated metadata.

Snowflake introduces row timestamps for measuring pipeline latency, managing incremental processing, and establishing chronological audit trails.

Snowflake enables configuring dynamic tables to refresh with specific user privileges, simplifying permission management and enhancing data operation flexibility.

Snowflake introduces updates for its Data Clean Rooms, including new statuses in the GET_STATUS API and enhancements for private preview features.

BigQuery release notes detailing new features and technical enhancements for data engineers.