Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance release notes
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May 30, 2025
Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped appliance 1.0 is generally available.
See the product overview to learn about the
features of GDC air-gapped appliance.
The following new features are available:
Identity and access management:
Added support for Keycloak as an identity provider.
Vertex AI:
Vertex AI
is generally available (GA) in GDC air-gapped appliance, offering the
following pre-trained APIs:
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