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1149 releases that have landed on Azure, newest first.

  1. Serverless compute resources now support PCI-DSS compliance in australia-east

    Supports PCI-DSS v4.0 in australia-east region.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  2. AI/BI dashboard enhancements and global filters improvements

    Fixes global filters panel overflow, adds copy and paste for widgets and pages.

  3. Convert to Unity Catalog managed table from external table

    Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED command. Converts external tables to managed for enhanced features.

  4. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and thinking trace features

    Adds tables and metric views to spaces, treats extra output rows or columns as incorrect.

  5. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

  6. Semantic metadata support for metric views

    Requires YAML spec 1.1 or higher and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above.

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  8. Configure Azure virtual network service policies for storage access (Public Preview)

    Filters outbound traffic from classic compute to specific Azure Storage accounts. Requires Azure virtual network service endpoint policies.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  9. Git email identity configuration for Git folders

    Specifies email for Git author and committer identity, used for all commits through Git folders.

  10. New permissions for the Databricks GitHub App

    Allows Databricks to read GitHub account email, required for upcoming commit linking feature.

  11. Data classification system table Beta

    Captures sensitive data detections at column level across enabled catalogs.

  12. Pipeline update timeline table is now available (Public Preview)

    Tracks pipeline updates, triggers, results, and compute usage, with historical data.

  13. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model

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

  14. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now in public preview

    Replaces multi-file editor, edits pipelines as files in asset browser, defaults to Python and SQL code.

  15. New requirement to create connections for Salesforce ingestion

    Requires Databricks connected app installed. Applies to new connections only.

  16. AI/BI dashboard global filters panel improvements

    Opens by default on first visit, preserves last setting thereafter.

  17. Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview

    Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.

  18. Genie benchmarks and JOIN relationship enhancements

    Benchmarks run as background tasks, and accepted JOINs are confirmed with a checkmark.

  19. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

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  21. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow pipelines from legacy publishing mode is generally available

    Replaces legacy mode that only published to a single catalog and schema. Now supports multiple catalogs and schemas.

  22. Mosaic AI Agent Framework supports automatic authentication passthrough for Lakebase resources

    Requires MLFlow 3.3.2 or above.

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  23. Explore table data using an LLM (Public Preview)

    Generates SQL queries from natural language questions using metadata context and table usage patterns.

  24. Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying

    Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints.

  25. AI/BI dashboard Genie integration and publish dialog improvements

    Genie uses publisher's credentials for embedded dashboards, otherwise uses viewer's. Publish dialog is redesigned.

  26. Genie SQL improvements, API enhancements, and bug fixes

    Upgraded LLMs improve SQL authoring accuracy. Autocomplete is now available for Genie SQL editing.

  27. Genie One Public Preview

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

  28. Databricks Runtime 17.2 is now is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and earlier, requires new cluster creation.

  29. Delta Sharing on Lakehouse Federation is in Beta

    Shares foreign schemas and tables from query federation.

  30. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)

    Requires file events enabled on external locations.

  31. Mount Delta shares to an existing shared catalog

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

  32. AI/BI dashboard text widget and performance improvements

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

  33. Genie chart fixes and feature enhancements

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

  34. Serverless jobs and pipelines configured in the UI are now performance optimized by default

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

  35. Automatic identity management is generally available

    Syncs Microsoft Entra ID users and groups into Azure Databricks. Supports nested groups.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  36. Google Analytics Raw Data connector GA

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

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

    Supports Python custom data sources and sinks in pipeline definitions.

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

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

  39. Databricks Apps support for Genie resources

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

  40. Databricks Runtime maintenance update

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

  41. Databricks Online Feature Stores (Public Preview)

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  42. 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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