Week of September 1, 2025
12 releases between September 1, 2025 and September 7, 2025, 1 of them changes something you already run.
- Behavior change
- 1
- Preview
- 6
- Update
- 5
- On
- AWS 12, Azure 9, GCP 10
- Databricks connector in Microsoft Power Platform is in Public Preview
Enables building canvas apps and flows with Databricks data. Requires creating a Databricks connection in Power Platform.
- Databricks Online Feature Stores (Public Preview)
Provides low-latency access to feature data, integrating with Unity Catalog and MLflow.
- MLflow metadata is now available in system tables (Public Preview)
Exposes MLflow tracking data via SQL, enabling custom dashboards and queries.
- Serverless GPU compute now supports H100 accelerators (Beta)
Supports on-demand H100 accelerators for single-node workflows and jobs.
- AI/BI dashboard active filter bar and visualization improvements
Shows all active filters on a dashboard, including global and page-level filters. Supports min and max aggregations for date fields.
- New Genie API endpoints and improved benchmarks
New endpoints manage conversations, replacing value sampling with prompt matching.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Databricks Assistant Agent mode: Data Science Agent is in Beta
Orchestrates multi-step workflows from a single prompt, building entire notebooks for tasks like EDA and machine learning.
- AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview
Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.
- C5 compliance controls
Meets German Federal Office for Information Security standard, replacing none, requires setup changes.
- Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is rolled back to Public Preview
Reverts migration feature to Public Preview due to issues. Requires re-enabling default publishing mode in pipelines.
- Tables backed by default storage can be Delta shared to any recipient (Beta)
Excludes tables with partitioning enabled, works with classic compute recipients.
- SQL Server connector supports SCD type 2
Maintains a history of changes, rather than overwriting outdated records.