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## October 30, 2026

Announcement Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports the Flex Unified service level,
including custom performance, in the following regions:

- northamerica-northeast1 (Montréal)

- northamerica-northeast2 (Toronto)

For more information about available regions, see [Supported regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions).

## October 15, 2026

Announcement Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports the Flex Unified service level,
including custom performance, in the following region:

- europe-west8 (Milan)

For more information about available regions, see [Supported regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions).

## October 14, 2026

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now lets you test Active Directory policy
connections for the Flex Unified service level in [Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages).
You can use the Google Cloud console to verify that a policy is properly
connected to the Active Directory service and troubleshoot configuration errors.
For more information, see [Test the Active Directory policy connection](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/active-directory/test-ad-policy-connection).

## September 17, 2026

Feature Organization Policy Service custom constraints are available for Google Cloud
NetApp Volumes. You can use custom constraints to control how NetApp Volumes is
used in your organization. For example, you can restrict storage pool or volume
capacity, or enforce that storage pools are created only with Premium or Extreme
service levels.

For more information, see [Custom organization policy constraints](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/secure-control-access/custom-constraints).

## September 15, 2026

Announcement Effective September 15, 2026, you can't create new Flex File storage pools, but
existing pools remain supported. Support for the Flex File service level of
Google Cloud NetApp Volumes ends on June 15, 2027. You must migrate your data
from Flex File to the Flex Unified service level. For more information, see
[Migration to Flex Unified service level](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/get-started/migration-to-flex-unified).

## September 09, 2026

Announcement Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports the Flex Unified service level in the
following regions:

- asia-east1 (Taiwan)

- australia-southeast2 (Melbourne)

- europe-southwest1 (Madrid)

For more information about available regions, see [Supported regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions).

## August 31, 2026

Feature The manual QoS feature is generally available for the Flex Unified service
level. For more information, see [Manual QoS](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/performance/manual-qos).

## August 18, 2026

Announcement Google Cloud NetApp Volumes is now Canada Controlled Goods (CCG) compliant for
the Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels. For more information, see
[Compliance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/compliance).

## August 06, 2026

Feature The thick clone (thin clone split) feature is generally available (GA) for the
Flex Unified Default-mode service level. For more information, see
[Manage volume clones](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/manage-volume-clones).

## July 02, 2026

Feature The Flex Unified service level supports the optional feature [Block volume from deletion when clients are connected](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#block-volume-deletion) for both block and file volumes. This option is
required for using NetApp Volumes with Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE)
datastores. When this option is enabled, it prevents the deletion of a volume if
the volume is mounted as a GCVE datastore.
Feature The Flex Unified Default-mode service level supports the thick clone (thin clone
split) feature in Preview. For more information, see [Manage volume clones](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/manage-volume-clones).

## June 09, 2026

Feature The backup capabilities for [ONTAP-mode](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/ontap/overview#about_ontap-mode)
are generally available (GA). For more information, see [About backups](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is
generally available. NetApp Volumes remote MCP server lets you manage storage
pools, volumes, backup vaults, backup policies, backups, and snapshots from
LLMs, AI applications, and AI-enabled development platforms. For more
information, see [Use the NetApp Volumes remote MCP server](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/deploy-use-cases/mcp/use-netapp-mcp)
and [NetApp Volumes MCP Reference](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/reference/mcp).

## June 02, 2026

Announcement Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex Unified service level is available with
limited performance in the following region:

- us-east5 (Columbus)

For more information about limited performance regions, see [Supported regions for Flex Unified limited performance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions_for_flex_unified_limited_performance).

## May 18, 2026

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex Unified service level is available with
limited performance in the following regions:

- asia-northeast1 (Tokyo)

- europe-west2 (London)

- europe-west9 (Paris)

- us-west2 (Los Angeles)

- us-west3 (Salt Lake City)

For more information about limited performance regions, see [Key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features)
and [Supported regions for Flex Unified limited performance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions_for_flex_unified_limited_performance).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex Unified service level is available in the
following region:

- us-south1 (Dallas)

For more information about available regions, see [Supported regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions).
Feature The replication features, such as [external](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/replicate-ontap/overview#about_external_replication),
in-region, cross-region, and cross-project replication, are generally available
(GA) for Flex Unified volumes across all supported protocols. For more
information, see [About volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication).
Feature ONTAP-mode supports S3 endpoints on NFS and SMB volumes, thin clone splitting,
and advanced or diagnostic privilege levels as generally available (GA)
features. The [backup](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups)
capabilities are also available in Preview. For more information, see
[ONTAP-mode S3 multiprotocol support](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#ontap-mode_s3_multiprotocol_support)
and [Allowed ONTAP actions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/ontap/manage-ontap#allowed_ontap_actions).

## April 17, 2026

Feature The ONTAP-mode for the Flex Unified pools is generally available (GA). For more
information about this new mode, see [About ONTAP-mode](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/ontap/overview#about_ontap-mode).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex Unified service level is generally available
(GA) for NFS, SMB, and NVMe/TCP protocols. For more information,
see [Key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).
Feature The large capacity volumes feature, a file-only solution with NFS and SMB
protocols for massive datasets, is generally available (GA) for the Flex Unified
service level. For more information, see [Large capacity volumes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#large-capacity-volumes).

## March 02, 2026

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports Producer VPC spokes with Network
Connectivity Center, a generally available feature. For more information, see
[Connect additional networks with NCC](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/get-started/quickstarts/connect-additional-networks#connect-additional-networks-with-ncc).

## February 25, 2026

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports Flex Unified large volumes in Preview, a
file-only solution with NFS and SMB protocols for massive datasets. This option
allows storage pools up to 20 PiB, and delivers up to 22 GiBps throughput and
750,000 IOPS. For more information, see
[Key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).
Feature The Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) for backup feature is generally
available for Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels, and in Preview
for the Flex Unified service level. For more information, see
[Backup encryption with CMEK](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups#backup_encryption_with_cmek).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports a new operational mode for Flex Unified
pools in Preview. ONTAP-mode provides direct API access to the underlying ONTAP
cluster, and supports both file and block volumes, and large volume pools. For
more information about managing different features, see
[About ONTAP-mode](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/ontap/overview#about_ontap-mode).
Feature The block storage with iSCSI protocol is generally available for the Flex
Unified service level. For more information, see
[Block storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#block_storage).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports Flex Unified File service level with both
NFS and SMB protocols in Preview. For more information, see
[Key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).

## February 06, 2026

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports the all-squash feature for NFS exports.
This option lets you enhance security by mapping all client user IDs to a single
anonymous user ID (`UID=65534`). For more information, see [User ID squashing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/connect-clients/connect-nfs-clients#user_id_squashing).

## December 19, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports prepopulation and write-back for FlexCache.
For more information, see [Cache prepopulation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/cache-ontap-volumes/overview#cache_prepopulation)
and [Write-back](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/cache-ontap-volumes/overview#write-back).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) for
backup in allow-listed General Availability (GA). This feature is available for
Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels. For more information, see
[Backup encryption with CMEK](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups#backup_encryption_with_cmek).

## November 21, 2025

Announcement Google Cloud NetApp Volumes offers volume replication between the following
region pairs for Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels:

- `europe-west4` (Netherlands) and `europe-west6` (Zurich)

For more information, see [About volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication).

## November 06, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes supports the block storage feature with iSCSI
protocol in allow-listed General Availability (GA) for the Flex service level of
the **Unified** type. For more information, see
[Block storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#block_storage).

## October 01, 2025

Feature The manual QoS feature is now generally available for
Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, with support for the Standard, Premium, and Extreme
service levels. For more information, see [Manual QoS](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/performance/manual-qos).

## September 26, 2025

Feature Selective file restore feature is now generally available for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, supporting the Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels. For more information, see [Selective file restore](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups#selective_file_restore).

## September 24, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports the FlexCache feature in allow-listed General Availability (GA) for the Premium and Extreme service levels. For more information, see [FlexCache](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#flexcache).

## September 16, 2025

Announcement The Flex custom performance is available in the following new regions:

- `asia-east1`

- `europe-west8`

- `europe-west9`

- `me-west1`

- `southamerica-east1`

- `us-south1`

For more information about available regions, see [Supported regions for Flex custom performance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions_for_flex_custom_performance).

## September 05, 2025

Feature The auto-tiering feature for the Flex service level is now generally available for custom-performance Flex zonal pools. For more information, see [Manage auto-tiering](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/manage-auto-tiering).

## August 25, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports the external replication feature in allow-listed General Availability (GA) for Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels. This feature uses bi-directional SnapMirror to replicate data between ONTAP-based systems and NetApp Volumes. For more information, see [About external replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/replicate-ontap/overview#about_external_replication).

## August 19, 2025

Change Large capacity volumes now support a maximum capacity of 3 PiB. For more information, see [Large capacity volumes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#large-capacity-volumes).

## August 07, 2025

Change For the Flex service level, the storage pool and volume now support a maximum capacity of 300 TiB. For more information, see [Service levels](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels).

## July 31, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports organization policy for Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK). For more information, see [CMEK organization policy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/cmek/cmek-overview#cmek_organization_policy).

## July 29, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes is now integrated with NetApp BlueXP Connector. For more information, see [NetApp Volumes integration with BlueXP](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#netapp-volumes-integration-with-bluexp).

## July 25, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports volume backups for large capacity volumes. This feature is now generally available. For more information, see [About backups](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports cross-project cross-region replication for Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels. This feature is generally available for allow-listed users. For more information, see [About volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication).

## July 22, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports multi-VPC peering for all service levels. For more information, see [Connect additional networks](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/get-started/quickstarts/connect-additional-networks).

## May 26, 2025

Feature The Flex service level now supports auto-tiering feature in Preview, and available only for custom-performance Flex zonal pools. For more information, see [Manage auto-tiering](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/manage-auto-tiering).
Feature The cross-region backup vaults feature is now generally available. For more information, see [Backup vaults](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups#backup_vaults).

## May 21, 2025

Feature The Flex service level of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes that supports the independent provisioning of capacity and performance with zonal pools in selected regions is now generally available. For more information, see [NetApp Volumes key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features) and [Supported regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/service-levels#supported_regions_for_flex_custom_performance).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports volume replication for large capacity volumes. This feature is now generally available for allow-listed users.
Feature The backup vault now allows users to specify a minimum retention period for backups, which prevents the backup deletion before the specified number of days. This feature is generally available for allow-listed users. For more information, see [Prevent backup deletion](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups#prevent_backup_deletion).

## May 07, 2025

Feature [Assured Workloads](https://docs.cloud.google.com/assured-workloads/docs/supported-products) now supports Google Cloud NetApp Volumes in Australia, Singapore, Canada, Europe and US regions. For more information, see [Assured Workloads](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/assured-workloads).

## April 04, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports SnapMirror-based volume migration for allow-listed users. This feature lets you migrate from ONTAP-based Flex volumes to NetApp Volumes. For more information, see [Volume migration](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/migrate/ontap/overview#about_volume_migration).

## March 28, 2025

Change Added performance benchmark information for the [electronic design automation workload](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/performance/performance-benchmarks#electronic_design_automation_workload_benchmark).
Feature The auto-tiering feature which is previously available to allow-listed users, is now generally available. For more information, see [Auto-tiering](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#auto-tiering).
Feature You can now create and manage quota rules on a NetApp Volumes volume using the Google Cloud console. For more information, see [Manage quota rules](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/manage-quota-rules).

## March 25, 2025

Feature The backups feature for the Flex service level is now generally available. For more information, see [Product overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview).
Feature The Flex service level of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports custom performance in Preview, enabling independent provisioning of capacity and performance with zonal pools in selected regions. For more information, see [NetApp Volumes key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports cross-region backup vaults in Preview. For more information, see [Backup vaults](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-backups#backup_vaults).

## January 28, 2025

Change Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory. For more information, see [Connect to Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/active-directory/connect-to-managed-service-for-microsoft-ad).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports user and group quotas. For more information, see [Volume user and group quotas](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#volume-user-group-quotas).

## January 27, 2025

Feature Flex service level now supports Backups feature in Preview. For more information, see [Product overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview).

## January 23, 2025

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) for large capacity volumes. For more information, see [About CMEK](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/cmek/cmek-overview#service_level).

## December 19, 2024

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now supports Kerberos for large capacity volumes.
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now lets you test if an Active Directory policy is properly connected to the Active Directory service using the Google Cloud console. Performing the test helps you troubleshoot errors in your Active Directory policy configuration. For more information, see [Test the Active Directory policy connection](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/active-directory/test-ad-policy-connection).

## September 20, 2024

Feature Auto-tiering in Preview is now generally available for allow-listed users. Auto-tiering is now available for Premium and Extreme service levels. Auto-tiering reduces the overall cost of storage by identifying data that is infrequently used and transparently moves it from primary *hot* storage to less expensive but slower *cold* storage. For more information, see [Auto-tiering](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#auto-tiering).

## September 19, 2024

Feature You can now create more than one active directive policy per region. For more information, see [Active Directory](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/active-directory/about-ad).
Feature Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) for the Flex service level which is in Preview is now generally available. For more information, see [About CMEK](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/cmek/cmek-overview#service_level).
Announcement Flex service level is now available in all [Google Cloud regions](https://cloud.google.com/about/locations).
Feature Flex service level now offers regional storage pools and volumes. Regional volumes provide high-availability across zones by synchronously replicating the data between the two zones selected by the user and automatically failing over to the replica zone in the event of a zone failure. This feature is now generally available.
Feature Flex service level now supports the optional feature [Block volume from deletion when clients are connected](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#block-volume-deletion). This option is required for using NetApp Volumes with Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) datastores. When this option is enabled, it prevents the deletion of a volume if the volume is mounted as a GCVE datastore.

## September 17, 2024

Feature Large capacity volumes in Preview is now generally available for allow-listed users. Premium and Extreme service levels now offer large capacity volumes. Large capacity volumes can be sized between 15TiB and 1 PiB in increments of 1 GiB, and deliver throughput performance of up to 12.5 GiBps. Large capacity volumes offer six storage endpoints (IP addresses) to load-balance client traffic to the volume and achieve higher performance. For more information, see [Large capacity volumes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#large-capacity-volumes).

## September 13, 2024

Change New Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions have been added. For more
information, see [Identity and Access Management roles and permissions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/plan-and-prepare/iam#iam-roles-permissions).
Change Added new cloud monitoring metrics, specifically for auto-tiering and backups. For more information, see [Monitor NetApp Volumes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/monitor/cloud-monitoring-metrics).

## August 09, 2024

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes offers volume replication between the following region pairs for Flex service level:

- `europe-west1` (Belgium) and `europe-west8` (Milan)

- `europe-west1` (Belgium) and `europe-west9` (Paris)

- `europe-west8` (Milan) and `europe-west12` (Turin)

To learn more, see [About volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication).

## August 05, 2024

Feature For the Flex service level, Google Cloud NetApp Volumes offers its services in the following regions:

- europe-west8 (Milan)

- europe-west9 (Paris)

- europe-west12 (Turin)

To learn more, see [NetApp Volumes key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).

## July 22, 2024

Feature Flex service level now supports CMEK (in Preview). For more information, see [About CMEK](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/cmek/cmek-overview#service_level).

## June 25, 2024

Feature NetApp Volumes now supports committed use discounts (CUDs). For more information, see [NetApp Volumes committed use discounts](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/cuds).

## June 14, 2024

Feature You can now use Active Directory policies to manage the `BUILTIN\Administrators` group. For more information, see
[Create an Active Directory Policy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/active-directory/create-ad-policy).

## May 30, 2024

Feature The Flex service level now supports zone-redundant storage pools (in Preview). For more information, see [Switch active and replica zones](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/storage-pools/manage-storage-pool#switch-active-replica-zones).
Feature NetApp Volumes now supports auto-tiering (in Preview). For more information, see [Auto-tiering](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/features#auto-tiering).
Change The volume replication feature for the Flex service level is now generally available. For more information, see [Considerations for volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication#considerations_for_volume_replication).
Change The Standard in Preview service level is now called Flex and is generally available. You can now use the Flex service level in additional regions. For more information, see [NetApp Volumes key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).

## May 17, 2024

Feature NetApp Volumes now supports large capacity volumes (in Preview). For more information, see [Large capacity volumes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#large-capacity-volumes).

## May 16, 2024

Feature NetApp Volumes now supports Google Cloud VMware Engine Peering Automation. For more information, see [Google Cloud VMware Engine storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/use-cases#vmware-engine-storage).

## February 02, 2024

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now offers volume replication between the following region pairs:

- `australia-southeast1` (Sydney) and `asia-southeast1` (Singapore)

To learn more, see [About volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes offers volume replication between the following region pairs where the Standard service level is in Preview:
\* `europe-west1` (Belgium) and `europe-north1` (Finland)
\* `us-west1` (Oregon) and `us-east1` (South Carolina)
\* `asia-south1` (Mumbai) and `asia-south2` (Delhi)

To learn more, see [About volume replication](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/protect-data/about-volume-replication).
Feature Terraform provider support is now available for automated NetApp Volumes infrastructure deployments. For more information, see [Terraform Google Cloud Platform Provider documentation](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs).
Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now lets you block volumes from deletion to enhance protection for Google Cloud VMware Engine datastores. For more information, see [About volumes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/volumes/overview#block-volume-deletion).

## December 04, 2023

Feature Google Cloud NetApp Volumes offers its services in the eu-west6 (Zurich) region. To learn more, see
[NetApp Volumes key features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview#key_features).

## November 15, 2023

Feature The NetApp Volumes introduces the Backups feature. To learn more, see [Product overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview).
Feature The NetApp Volumes introduces the Standard service level. To learn more, see [Product overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview).

## August 24, 2023

Change Google Cloud NetApp Volumes is now generally available for use. Customers can leverage the power of NetApp services and Google Cloud technology to manage their data. To learn more, see [NetApp Volumes overview page](https://docs.cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/discover/overview).