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1149 releases that have landed on Azure, newest first.

  1. Delta Sharing views automatically permitted in serverless network policies

    Permitted regardless of storage location alignment between shared tables and view dependencies. Simplifies network policy configuration.

    #Delta Sharing#Security
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  2. Jobs can now be triggered on source view update

    Supports views referencing supported table types, see documentation for specifics.

    #Lakeflow
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  3. Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)

    Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.

    #Genie#Partner Connect
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  4. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    The new editing experience replaces the previous one. It requires the latest version.

    #Data Warehousing#Databricks SQL
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  5. Improved full refresh flow for managed database connectors

    Reduces downtime by delaying table refresh until snapshot completion, minimizing PENDING_RESET errors.

    #Lakeflow
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  6. Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.

    #Databricks SQL#Unity Catalog
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  8. Dashboard search and embedding enhancements

    Search now covers widget titles and descriptions, and dataset queries are searchable from the workspace bar.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  9. Genie navigation and accuracy improvements

    Fixes back button error and broken entity matching link. Optimizes column selection for relevance.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  10. JDBC Unity Catalog connection in Beta

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Available on standard, dedicated, or serverless compute.

    #Data Connectivity#Unity Catalog
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  11. SFTP connector (Public Preview)

    Extends Auto Loader to ingest files from SFTP servers.

    #Auto Loader#Lakeflow
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  12. TISAX compliance controls (Public Preview)

    Enhances workspace compliance based on ISO/IEC 27001 and VDA ISA requirements.

    #Compliance#Security
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  13. Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines has been renamed to Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines

    Replaces Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines, see Spark Declarative Pipelines for details.

    #Lakeflow
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  14. Migrate Community Edition workspaces to Free Edition (Public Preview)

    Replaces Community Edition, requires migration tool.

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  15. C5 and K-FSI compliance standards (Public Preview)

    Adds German and Korean financial regulations compliance. Requires public preview setup.

    #Security
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  16. Dashboard filter and counter enhancements

    Supports date and number filters, and consumes Unity Catalog metadata.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  17. Genie visualization and query result improvements

    Includes text explanations for empty results and uses query metadata for auto-generated charts.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  18. List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)

    Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing.

    #Marketplace
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  19. New MCP server tab

    Shows managed and external servers, and lists available servers from Databricks Marketplace.

    #Databricks AI
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  21. SAP BDC connector for Azure Databricks supports cross-cloud sharing

    Supports sharing data between different cloud environments.

    #Delta Sharing
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  22. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

    #Databricks SQL
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  23. Serverless notebook tasks can now use jobs environment

    Replaces inherited serverless environment with configurable job environment.

    #Serverless
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  24. Updated tag search syntax in workspace search

    Use tag:<tag_key>:<tag_value> to search by key and value.

    #Unity Catalog
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  25. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/04)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  26. Attribute-based access control (ABAC) now in Public Preview

    Enforces access control across all workspaces in an account. Requires Unity Catalog.

    #Unity Catalog
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  27. Audit logs for request-for-access events are now emitted

    Includes access request destinations, see Request for access events for details.

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  28. Disable DBFS root and mounts workspace setting is GA

    Now available for existing workspaces, requires admin privileges.

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  29. JAR tasks are now supported on serverless compute

    Run JAR jobs without a cluster.

    #Lakeflow
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  30. Databricks Assistant Agent mode can now use models served through Anthropic on Databricks

    Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled. Uses endpoints hosted by Databricks.

    #Assistant
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  31. Improved notebook debugger experience

    Supports multi-file debugging, stepping into functions across files.

    #Notebook
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  32. Salesforce ingestion connector supports history tracking (SCD type 2)

    Enables history tracking, overwriting default SCD type 1 behavior.

    #Lakeflow
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  33. Skip cells when running notebooks

    Adds %skip magic command to exclude cells from runs.

    #Notebook
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  34. Dashboard visualization, pivot table, and authoring improvements

    Adds Slack channel subscriptions, Top N scroll bar on mouseover, and export to materialized view.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  35. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

    Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.

    #Databricks SQL
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  36. Genie thinking steps and benchmark error resolution

    Explains SQL logic in plain language. Replaces technical explanations in Genie Space, now Genie Agent.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  37. Feedback model deprecated for AI agents

    Replaced by log_feedback API in MLflow 3.

    #Databricks AI
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  38. New compute policy form is now generally available

    Allows admins to configure policies using dropdown menus, no syntax required.

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  39. Request logs and assessment logs tables deprecated

    Replaced by MLflow 3 for real-time tracing, stops populating November 15, 2025.

    #Databricks AI
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  40. Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers

    Delegates tasks to Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers.

    #Databricks AI
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  41. Serverless compute has been updated to version 17.3

    Updated from version 17.2, requires no configuration changes.

    #Serverless
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  42. ai_parse_document (Public Preview)

    Extracts information from documents, available for testing.

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