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Week of August 25, 2025

22 releases between August 25, 2025 and August 31, 2025, 2 of them change something you already run.

GA
2
Preview
8
Update
12
On
AWS 20, Azure 22, GCP 15
  1. Account SCIM 2.0 updates

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  2. Interact with Azure Databricks jobs in a Power Automate flow (Public Preview)

    Adds Azure Databricks job action to Power Automate flows. Requires adding the action to a flow.

    #Partner Connect
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  3. OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section

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

    #Lakebase
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  4. 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
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  5. 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
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  6. Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta

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

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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  8. External MCP servers are in Beta

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

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  9. Genie follow-up questions and fixes

    Fixes cloning large spaces and CSV downloads on Windows.

    #AI/BI#Genie
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  10. 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
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  11. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is now GA

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

    #Lakeflow
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  12. 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
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  13. Canada Protected B is GA

    Adheres to Canadian Centre for Cyber Security requirements for handling sensitive government info.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  14. Databricks Runtime 17.2 and Databricks Runtime 17.2 ML are in Beta

    Includes SQL and API enhancements, reliability and performance improvements.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  15. Governed tags are Public Preview

    Enforce consistent tagging with admin-defined keys and values.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  16. Microsoft SQL Server connector GA

    Replaces manual ingestion scripts, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

    #Lakeflow
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  17. New INSERT REPLACE commands (GA)

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  18. New table property to control Delta table compression

    Sets compression codec for Delta tables, applies to future writes.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  19. OAuth token federation is now GA

    Enables secure API access using identity provider tokens, configurable via UI, CLI, or REST API.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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  21. Automatic liquid clustering is now available for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow

    Uses CLUSTER BY AUTO to optimize query performance. Requires Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  22. Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview)

    Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage.

    #Lakebase
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  23. Data type mapping update for Lakebase synced tables

    Newly created synced tables map TIMESTAMP to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE. Existing tables still use TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE.

    #Lakebase
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  24. Expanded region availability for Databricks Apps

    Available in ap-northeast-2 and ap-south-1 regions.

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

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