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Week of September 29, 2025

18 releases between September 29, 2025 and October 5, 2025.

Preview
3
Update
15
On
AWS 16, Azure 18, GCP 16
  1. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is available for batch inference in US regions

    Used in ai_query requests for batch inference, available in US regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  2. 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
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  3. Notebook improvements

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

    #Assistant#Notebook
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  4. Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models

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

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  5. Serverless compute resources now support PCI-DSS compliance in australia-east

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

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

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

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
    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. Convert to Unity Catalog managed table from external table

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  9. 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.

    #AI/BI#Genie
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  10. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  11. Semantic metadata support for metric views

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

    #AI/BI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  12. 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.

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

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

    #Git Folders
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  14. New permissions for the Databricks GitHub App

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

    #Git Folders
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  15. Data classification system table Beta

    Captures sensitive data detections at column level across enabled catalogs.

    #Data Classification
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  16. Pipeline update timeline table is now available (Public Preview)

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  17. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model

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

    #Model Serving
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  18. 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.

    #Lakeflow
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  19. New requirement to create connections for Salesforce ingestion

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

    #Lakeflow
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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