[Breaking] Google Cloud unveils preview of Spanner Omni, a large-scale distributed RDB that can be installed on local machines

Google Cloud unveiled Spanner Omni preview at Next 2026, a distributed relational database that can run on local machines and on-premises.

Spanner Omni brings core Spanner capabilities such as distribution, consistency, and high availability beyond the cloud.

The release could make it easier to build a shared database layer across cloud and internal environments.

It may also help power AI applications on a single database foundation across hybrid deployments.