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Updated Google Providers for StackQL Available

· 2 min read
Jeffrey Aven
Technologist and Cloud Consultant

The latest versions of the Google-related providers for StackQL: google, googleadmin, googleworkspace, and firebase are available now. These updates include the latest services, resources and methods available from Google.

What's New​

The latest release introduces several new services to the google provider, expanding your ability to manage and query Google Cloud resources:

  • API Hub: Centrally manage and discover APIs across your organization
  • Area Insights: Access location-based insights and analytics
  • Cloud Location Finder: Identify optimal Google Cloud regions for your workloads
  • Gemini Cloud Assist: Leverage Google's AI assistant for cloud operations
  • Managed Kafka: Work with Google's fully-managed Apache Kafka service
  • Observability: Enhanced monitoring and observability services
  • Parallel Store: Interact with Google's high-performance storage solution
  • Parameter Manager: Manage configuration parameters across services
  • SaaS Service Management: Tools for managing SaaS offerings on Google Cloud
  • Secure Source Manager: Google's secure, fully-managed source control service
  • Security Posture: Assess and improve your cloud security posture
  • Storage Batch Operations: Perform batch operations on Cloud Storage resources

Enhanced Documentation​

We've also released enhanced user documentation to help you get the most out of these providers. Check out our comprehensive docs:

Getting Started​

To start using these updated providers, simply pull the latest version from stackql shell or stackql registry command:

registry pull google;
registry pull googleadmin;
registry pull googleworkspace;
registry pull firebase;

Then you can begin querying your Google resources with SQL:

SELECT name, region, status 
FROM google.compute.instances
WHERE project = 'my-project';

Use Cases for the Google Provider​

The Google provider for StackQL opens up numerous possibilities:

  1. Infrastructure as Code: Manage your Google resources alongside other cloud providers in a unified IaC approach, see stackql-deploy.

  2. Cost Optimization: Identify unused resources and opportunities for cost savings.

  3. Security and Compliance: Audit account roles, permissions, and access patterns to ensure compliance with security policies.

  4. Performance Monitoring: Track query performance, warehouse utilization, and identify optimization opportunities.

  5. Cross-Provider Orchestration: Build workflows that span Google and other cloud providers, enabling sophisticated data and infrastructure pipelines.

  6. Automated Reporting: Create automated reports on Google usage, performance, and costs.

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