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1201 releases that have landed on AWS, newest first.

  1. Genie One Public Preview

    Replaces traditional UI for business users, enabled from admin console Previews page.

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  2. Databricks Runtime 17.2 is now is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and earlier, requires new cluster creation.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  3. Delta Sharing on Lakehouse Federation is in Beta

    Shares foreign schemas and tables from query federation.

    #Delta Sharing#Lakehouse Federation
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  4. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)

    Requires file events enabled on external locations.

    #Auto Loader#Lakeflow
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  5. Mount Delta shares to an existing shared catalog

    Replaces need to create a new catalog for each share, now mounts to existing catalog.

    #Delta Sharing
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  6. AI/BI dashboard text widget and performance improvements

    Enhanced UI for text formatting and image insertion. Resolves performance slowdowns and page loading issues.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Genie chart fixes and feature enhancements

    Fixed thin bars, single-point maps, and increased entity matching limit to 120 columns.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  9. Serverless jobs and pipelines configured in the UI are now performance optimized by default

    aligns UI with existing API, Terraform, and SDK defaults.

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  10. Google Analytics Raw Data connector GA

    Enables ingestion of raw Google Analytics data into Databricks, requires Google Analytics 4 and Google BigQuery setup.

    #Lakeflow
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  11. Python custom data sources can be used with Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow

    Supports Python custom data sources and sinks in pipeline definitions.

    #Lakeflow
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  12. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow now supports stream progress metrics in Public Preview

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

    #Lakeflow
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  13. The SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Connector for Databricks is generally available

    Enables secure data sharing between SAP BDC and Unity Catalog-enabled Databricks workspaces.

    #Delta Sharing
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  14. Databricks Apps support for Genie resources

    Enables natural language querying over curated datasets, requires adding a Genie Space as an app resource.

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  15. Databricks Runtime maintenance update

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  16. Databricks connector in Microsoft Power Platform is in Public Preview

    Enables building canvas apps and flows with Databricks data. Requires creating a Databricks connection in Power Platform.

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  17. Databricks Online Feature Stores (Public Preview)

    Provides low-latency access to feature data, integrating with Unity Catalog and MLflow.

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  18. MLflow metadata is now available in system tables (Public Preview)

    Exposes MLflow tracking data via SQL, enabling custom dashboards and queries.

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  19. Serverless GPU compute now supports H100 accelerators (Beta)

    Supports on-demand H100 accelerators for single-node workflows and jobs.

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  21. AI/BI dashboard active filter bar and visualization improvements

    Shows all active filters on a dashboard, including global and page-level filters. Supports min and max aggregations for date fields.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  22. New Genie API endpoints and improved benchmarks

    New endpoints manage conversations, replacing value sampling with prompt matching.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  23. Databricks Assistant Agent mode: Data Science Agent is in Beta

    Orchestrates multi-step workflows from a single prompt, building entire notebooks for tasks like EDA and machine learning.

    #Assistant#Notebooks
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  24. AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview

    Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.

    #Databricks AI
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  25. C5 compliance controls

    Meets German Federal Office for Information Security standard, replacing none, requires setup changes.

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  26. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is rolled back to Public Preview

    Reverts migration feature to Public Preview due to issues. Requires re-enabling default publishing mode in pipelines.

    #Lakeflow
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  27. Tables backed by default storage can be Delta shared to any recipient (Beta)

    Excludes tables with partitioning enabled, works with classic compute recipients.

    #Delta Sharing
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  28. SQL Server connector supports SCD type 2

    Maintains a history of changes, rather than overwriting outdated records.

    #Lakeflow
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  29. Account SCIM 2.0 updates

    Requires quoted filter values, drops member info from Groups endpoint.

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  30. OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section

    Used to create and manage Lakebase database instances, replacing OLTP Database tab.

    #Lakebase
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  31. Admins can now manage a workspace's serverless base environments (Public Preview)

    Defines custom environment specs for serverless notebooks, allows setting a default for new notebooks.

    #Notebooks#Serverless
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  32. Dashboard external embedding Public Preview and new custom calculations functions

    Adds ln, log, log10, and round functions, increases custom calculations limit to 200 per dataset.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  33. Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta

    Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.

    #Databricks SQL
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  34. External MCP servers are in Beta

    Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.

    #Databricks AI
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  35. Genie follow-up questions and fixes

    Fixes cloning large spaces and CSV downloads on Windows.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  36. Lakebase synced tables supports syncing Apache Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode

    Syncs Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode, requiring a supported Databricks runtime.

    #Lakebase
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  37. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is now GA

    Replaces legacy single-catalog publishing with multi-catalog support.

    #Lakeflow
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  38. Track and navigate notebook runs with the new cell execution minimap

    Appears in the right margin, shows cell execution states, and allows clicking to jump to a cell.

    #Notebooks
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  39. Databricks Runtime 17.2 and Databricks Runtime 17.2 ML are in Beta

    Includes SQL and API enhancements, reliability and performance improvements.

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  40. Governed tags are Public Preview

    Enforce consistent tagging with admin-defined keys and values.

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  41. Microsoft SQL Server connector GA

    Replaces manual ingestion scripts, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

    #Lakeflow
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  42. New INSERT REPLACE commands (GA)

    Available for Databricks Runtime 17.2, replacing existing INSERT OVERWRITE syntax.

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