BigQuery makes data agents observable and HIPAA eligible
Google added a preview for monitoring data-agent conversations, performance, adoption, latency and cost through Cloud Observability in BigQuery. On 27 August, Google also listed the BigQuery Data Engineering Agent as HIPAA compliant.
Why it matters: Agent adoption and regulated-data use need more than answer quality. Conversation-level latency, cost and usage evidence plus an eligible service boundary can support governed pilots, while the underlying permissions, outputs and downstream actions still…