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  1. Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (Public Preview)

    Sends emails 7 days before token expiration.

    #Security
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  2. Configure compute size for Databricks Apps (Public Preview)

    Controls CPU, memory, and cost based on workload requirements.

    #Databricks Apps
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  3. Genie APIs and Research Agent in Beta

    Genie Create and Update APIs allow creating and updating Genie Agents. Research Agent enables multi-step reasoning and hypothesis testing.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  4. Add Azure Databricks Genie MCP server to Azure AI Foundry (Public Preview)

    Enables AI agents to connect to Genie Agents and query data. Requires Azure AI Foundry setup.

    #Genie#Partner Connect
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  5. ABAC-secured assets shared using Delta Sharing is in Public Preview

    Applies to tables and schemas, but not streaming tables or materialized views.

    #Delta Sharing#Unity Catalog
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  6. Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)

    Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.

    #Genie#Partner Connect
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  8. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.

    #Data Warehousing#Databricks SQL
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  9. Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.

    #Databricks SQL#Unity Catalog
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  10. JDBC Unity Catalog connection in Beta

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Available on standard, dedicated, or serverless compute.

    #Data Connectivity#Unity Catalog
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  11. SFTP connector (Public Preview)

    Extends Auto Loader to ingest files from SFTP servers.

    #Auto Loader#Lakeflow
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  12. TISAX compliance controls (Public Preview)

    Enhances workspace compliance based on ISO/IEC 27001 and VDA ISA requirements.

    #Compliance#Security
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  13. Migrate Community Edition workspaces to Free Edition (Public Preview)

    Replaces Community Edition, requires migration tool.

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  14. C5 and K-FSI compliance standards (Public Preview)

    Adds German and Korean financial regulations compliance. Requires public preview setup.

    #Security
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  15. List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)

    Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing.

    #Marketplace
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  16. List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)

    Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources.

    #Marketplace
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  17. Attribute-based access control (ABAC) now in Public Preview

    Enforces access control across all workspaces in an account. Requires Unity Catalog.

    #Unity Catalog
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  18. ai_parse_document (Public Preview)

    Extracts information from documents, available for testing.

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  19. Zerobus Ingest connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables record-by-record ingestion into Delta tables via gRPC API.

    #Lakeflow
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  21. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta

    Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
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  22. Compatibility Mode (Public Preview)

    Enables external clients like Amazon Athena to read tables without sacrificing Databricks performance. Refreshes up to near real-time.

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  23. Unified runs list (Public Preview)

    Combines job and pipeline runs into one list.

    #Lakeflow
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  24. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets offers additional features (Public Preview)

    Saves queries within a Google Sheet spreadsheet for easy data refresh and reuse.

    #Partner Connect
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  25. Serverless workspaces are now available (Public Preview)

    Comes pre-configured with serverless compute and default storage.

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  26. Dashboard and Genie Agents tagging (Public Preview)

    Adds organization and automation via API, replaces manual tracking.

    #Unity Catalog
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  27. Data Classification (Public Preview)

    Supports all catalog types, consolidates results into a system table.

    #Data Classification
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  28. Certification status system tag is in Public Preview

    Applies to catalogs, schemas, tables, and other data assets, indicating certification or deprecation status.

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  29. Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS and Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.0.0, includes new configuration options.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  30. Serverless private git (Public Preview)

    Uses Azure Private Link for secure connection, requires setup configuration.

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  31. 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
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  32. Pipeline update timeline table is now available (Public Preview)

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

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  33. 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
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  34. Explore table data using an LLM (Public Preview)

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

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  35. Genie One Public Preview

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

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  36. Delta Sharing on Lakehouse Federation is in Beta

    Shares foreign schemas and tables from query federation.

    #Delta Sharing#Lakehouse Federation
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  37. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)

    Requires file events enabled on external locations.

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

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

    #Lakeflow
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  39. 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.

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  40. Databricks Online Feature Stores (Public Preview)

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

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  41. 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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  42. 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.

    #Assistant#Notebooks
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