# September 2026 - "Brother Ray" - September 2026 Roadmap

Ray Charles (born September 23rd, 1930) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Over the course of a 60-year career, he became one of the most respected and decorated musicians of all time and defined the soul genre.

<div><p style="margin-bottom: 2rem;"><strong>What's included in this milestone:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0;"><li>Secure a BIMI (Brand Indicator for Message Identification) <a href="https://github.com/datum-cloud/enhancements/issues/835" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#835</a></li><li>datumctl: a local front door to the Datum Cloud API <a href="https://github.com/datum-cloud/enhancements/issues/819" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#819</a></li><li>Datum Compute for instant, secure workloads <a href="https://github.com/datum-cloud/enhancements/issues/682" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#682</a></li><li>Internet NAT64 Gateway for Galactic VPC <a href="https://github.com/datum-cloud/enhancements/issues/791" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#791</a></li></ul></div>

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Source: <https://www.datum.net/roadmap/september-2026-brother-ray>