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1149 releases that have landed on Azure, newest first.

  1. Dashboard publishing, scheduling, and field management improvements

    Notify viewers is off by default. Custom calculations support over 170 functions.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  2. Databricks JDBC Driver 2.7.5

    Adds Kerberos support with proxy connections, fixes issues with complex queries and Unity Catalog ingestion.

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  3. Genie benchmark scaling and SQL function support

    Maximum benchmarks per Genie Agent increased to 500. Supports Unity Catalog SQL functions as answers.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  4. Zerobus Ingest connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables record-by-record ingestion into Delta tables via gRPC API.

    #Lakeflow
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  5. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta

    Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
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  6. Column drop behavior updated

    Fails if column has governed tags, requires removing tags first.

    #Unity Catalog
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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. Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 LTS, requires Databricks account.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  9. Compatibility Mode (Public Preview)

    Enables external clients like Amazon Athena to read tables without sacrificing Databricks performance. Refreshes up to near real-time.

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  10. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/21)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  11. Zstd is now the default compression for new managed tables

    Replaces Snappy compression, applies to Databricks Runtime 16.0 and above.

    #Delta Lake
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  12. New alert editing experience

    Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.

    #Databricks SQL
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  13. Unified runs list (Public Preview)

    Combines job and pipeline runs into one list.

    #Lakeflow
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  14. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets offers additional features (Public Preview)

    Saves queries within a Google Sheet spreadsheet for easy data refresh and reuse.

    #Partner Connect
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  15. Serverless workspaces are now available (Public Preview)

    Comes pre-configured with serverless compute and default storage.

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  16. Dashboard and Genie Agents tagging (Public Preview)

    Adds organization and automation via API, replaces manual tracking.

    #Unity Catalog
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  17. Dashboard pivot tables, gridlines, and drill-through enhancements

    Supports contains, startswith, endswith functions in pivot tables. Gridlines can be toggled on and off in charts.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  18. Declarative Automation Bundles in the workspace is GA

    Allows collaborative editing and deployment of bundle updates through the UI.

    #Bundles
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  19. Genie API updates, benchmark explanations, and JOIN improvements

    JOIN relationships are now sortable, Genie API endpoints move from Beta to Public Preview.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  21. Jobs can now be triggered on source table update

    Triggers require Databricks Runtime 7.0 or later.

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

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

    #Delta Sharing
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  23. Create backfill job runs

    Triggers job runs to load past data, useful for repairing processing failures.

    #Lakeflow
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  24. Data Classification (Public Preview)

    Supports all catalog types, consolidates results into a system table.

    #Data Classification
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  25. Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
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  26. Multimodal support is now available

    Supports real-time and batch inference workloads for foundation models.

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  27. SQL MCP server now available (Beta)

    Executes SQL queries against Unity Catalog tables using SQL warehouses. Available at https://<workspace-hostname>/api/2.0/mcp/sql.

    #Databricks AI
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  28. AI/BI dashboard table and text widget improvements

    Control line thickness in line charts, copy link URLs from tables, and use DISTINCT and FILTER in aggregate functions.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  29. Context based ingress control (Beta)

    Enables account admins to set allow and deny rules based on caller identity, request type, and network source.

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  30. Genie knowledge store enhancements and benchmark improvements

    Space editors can save messages to benchmark questions and generate benchmark SQL answers. Improves performance and latency.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  31. The billable usage table now records the performance mode of serverless jobs and pipelines

    Records performance mode in product_features.performance_target column with values PERFORMANCE_OPTIMIZED, STANDARD, or null.

    #Serverless
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  32. Visualizations fix

    Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.

    #Databricks SQL
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  33. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/07)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  34. Certification status system tag is in Public Preview

    Applies to catalogs, schemas, tables, and other data assets, indicating certification or deprecation status.

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  35. Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS and Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.0.0, includes new configuration options.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  36. Delta Sharing recipients can apply row filters and column masks (GA)

    Recipients can filter and mask shared tables, but providers can't share tables with existing row-level security.

    #Delta Sharing
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  37. Partition metadata is generally available

    Enables logging for external Unity Catalog tables, see documentation for setup.

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  38. Serverless private git (Public Preview)

    Uses Azure Private Link for secure connection, requires setup configuration.

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  39. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is available for batch inference in US regions

    It supports batch inference workflows and can be used in ai_query requests.

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  40. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

    #Databricks AI
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  41. Notebook improvements

    Cell execution minimap appears in right margin, supports up to 100MB notebooks.

    #Assistant#Notebook
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  42. Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models

    Caches thinking messages, images, and tool use via cache_control parameter.

    #Databricks AI
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