Unify Operational and Lakehouse Data with Direct Iceberg Access in AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
Google, Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
Google previews direct Apache Iceberg access in AlloyDB for PostgreSQL and makes AlloyDB sync and Lakehouse federation generally available.
Google announced a preview of direct Iceberg access in AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, letting developers query Apache Iceberg tables in cloud storage and join them with live operational data in a single SQL query, accelerated by the AlloyDB columnar engine.
It also made AlloyDB sync, which serves lakehouse data from AlloyDB on a set schedule, and Lakehouse federation, which queries native BigQuery tables in place, generally available.
Google says this lets apps and agents act on operational and lakehouse data together without custom pipelines, citing examples in fraud checks, personalization and dynamic pricing.
The post notes Etsy unified three petabytes with the borderless Lakehouse and sped up pipeline queries by 60%.