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Week of August 4, 2025

13 releases between August 4, 2025 and August 10, 2025, 2 of them change something you already run.

GA
2
Preview
2
Update
9
On
AWS 11, Azure 10, GCP 9
  1. Create external Delta tables from third-party clients (Public Preview)

    Backed by Delta Lake, works with Apache Spark, see Access Databricks tables from Delta clients.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  2. Path credential vending (Public Preview)

    Grants short-lived credentials to external locations in Unity Catalog metastore.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  3. ServiceNow connector GA

    Replaces manual API configuration, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

    #Lakeflow
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  4. Use OpenAI GPT OSS models for batch inference and structured outputs

    Optimized for AI Functions with batch inference and structured outputs. Supports ai_query().

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  5. Serverless compute is now available in ap-southeast-3

    Available in Asia Pacific Jakarta region, supports notebooks and Lakeflow pipelines.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  6. Databricks ODBC driver 2.9.2

    Replaces 2.9.1, drops support for Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04.

    #Drivers
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. OpenAI GPT OSS models now available on Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Supports GPT OSS 120B and 20B as hosted foundation models, accessible via pay-per-token APIs.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  9. Power BI Azure Databricks connector supports M2M OAuth

    Replaces personal access tokens for service principals with Client credentials authentication.

    #Partner Connect
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  10. Power BI Databricks connector supports M2M OAuth

    Replaces personal access tokens for service principals with Client credentials authentication.

    #Partner Connect
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  11. Azure Private Link from serverless compute to resources in your virtual network (VNet) via a standard load balancer (SLB) is now generally available

    Enables private connectivity via standard load balancer. Requires configuration.

    #Networking
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  12. Dashboard theme improvements

    Selection color in Terra theme is now darker blue.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  13. Genie join relationships and data handling enhancements

    Local joins can be defined within a Genie Agent's knowledge store. Entity matching now selects the most frequent 1024 values.

    #AI/BI#Genie
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  14. PrivateLink connections from serverless compute to resources in your VPC through an NLB is generally available

    Uses an NLB, requires AWS PrivateLink configuration.

    #Networking
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)

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