GitLab and Google Cloud Launch Managed DevSecOps Platform 2026

A managed GitLab offering on Google Cloud brings sovereign deployment, AI model access, and enterprise-grade governance into one unified DevSecOps platform.

Enterprises building software at scale face a difficult balance: they need access to the latest AI models, but they also need full control over code, pipelines, and security data. Data residency, sovereignty, and compliance requirements often slow down adoption of cloud-based DevSecOps platforms. The expanded collaboration between GitLab and Google Cloud directly addresses this challenge by combining a fully managed GitLab deployment on Google Cloud infrastructure with the latest Gemini and Gemma models.

What was announced

On June 10, 2026, GitLab Inc. announced a managed GitLab offering on Google Cloud, delivered by GitLab-certified managed service providers including Beyond and Digital Future. The offering enables secure and sovereign deployments for enterprises that must meet country-specific data residency and regulatory requirements.

In parallel, GitLab and Google deepened their AI roadmap. The latest Gemini models, including Gemini 3.5, are now available in GitLab Duo Agent Platform. Google Gemma models, including Gemma 4, are now available for GitLab Duo Self-Hosted customers operating in self-managed and regulated environments.

This builds on the April 2026 collaboration, when customers gained the ability to call Google models through GitLab Duo Agent Platform and count that usage toward existing Google Cloud commitments.

Why this matters

For CIOs, CISOs, IT directors, and procurement leaders, the announcement removes a long-standing tradeoff between compliance and AI capability. Compliance teams retain visibility into every agent action, merge request, and security finding through GitLab audit and policy controls, while engineering teams gain access to frontier AI models inside their daily workflow.

AI agents are reshaping how software gets built, and the platform at the center of that shift needs to be one that enterprises can trust with their most sensitive workloads. This partnership with Google Cloud gives enterprises access to the right deployment option, models and cost controls that they need to run DevSecOps at scale, on infrastructure they control, with governance that their compliance teams can audit.

Technical details

• Managed deployment: Full GitLab platform on Google Cloud infrastructure, operated by certified MSPs including Beyond and Digital Future.
• Data sovereignty: Customers control where code, pipelines, and security data reside.
• AI in Duo Agent Platform: Gemini 3.5 and subsequent Gemini models via Google early access program.
• Self-Hosted AI: Gemma 4 available for GitLab Duo Self-Hosted in regulated environments.
• Commercial alignment: Google model usage counts toward existing Google Cloud commitments.
• Governance: Full audit trail on agent actions, merge requests, and security findings.

Softprom and GitLab

Softprom is the official partner of GitLab. Our team helps enterprises evaluate, deploy, and scale GitLab DevSecOps with the right licensing, architecture, and security controls.

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