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- Databricks SQL pipelines support notifications and performance mode (Beta)
Supports failure notifications and serverless performance mode for materialized views and streaming tables.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Workday HCM connector (Beta)
Ingests Workday Human Capital Management data into Databricks.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks
Requires environment version 5 to be enabled.
- Lakebase now available in three additional regions
Adds Canada Central, Europe London, and South America São Paulo regions.
- Lakebase now includes high availability
Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails.
- Version 18.0
Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.
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- Serverless environment version 5 is now available
Includes CPU and GPU versions.
- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- TikTok Ads connector (Beta)
Ingests data from TikTok Ads into Databricks.
- HubSpot connector (Beta)
Ingests HubSpot Marketing Hub data into Databricks via Lakeflow Connect.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Serverless compute now available for compliance standards
Adds HITRUST, PCI-DSS, TISAX, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus support.
- Google Ads connector (Beta)
Ingests data from Google Ads into Databricks via Lakeflow Connect.
- Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)
Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.
- New GCP regions support serverless compute
Available in me-central1 and southamerica-east1 regions.
- Zendesk Support connector (Beta)
Ingests ticket, help center, and community forum data from Zendesk Support.
- Trigger on update for pipelines (GA)
Refreshes pipeline when source table changes, usable in Databricks SQL pipeline schedules.
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- View and restore your recent workspace tab sessions
Restores up to 10 recent sessions.
- Google Drive connector (Beta)
Supports read_files, spark.read, COPY INTO, and Auto Loader for ingesting files.
- You can now use custom base environments for Python, Python Wheels, and notebook tasks in serverless jobs
Defined with YAML files, they support Python, Python wheel, and notebook tasks.
- Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App
Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher.
- Ingest Salesforce formula fields incrementally (Beta)
Replaces snapshotting with incremental ingestion, improving performance and reducing costs.
- Row filtering for managed ingestion connectors (Beta)
Applies conditions like a SQL WHERE clause, available for Google Analytics, Salesforce, and ServiceNow connectors.
- Connect to Lakebase from the SQL editor with read-write access
Supports full read-write access, see documentation for setup.
- Lakebase metrics dashboard
Monitors system and database health with metrics like RAM and CPU usage.
- Meta Ads connector (Beta)
Ingests data from Meta Ads, requires setup as a data source.
- Lakebase ACL support
Grants CAN CREATE or CAN MANAGE permissions from project settings.
- Serverless compute is now available in Azure China North 3
Available for notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses.
- Confluence connector (Beta)
Ingests Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks, requires OAuth U2M configuration.
- Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions
Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.
- Change owner for materialized views or streaming tables defined in Databricks SQL
Done through Catalog Explorer, replacing previous methods.
- Customizable SharePoint connector (Beta)
Ingests structured, semi-structured, and unstructured files into Delta tables with customizable schema inference and parsing options.
- Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events
Requires file events enabled on external locations. Replaces directory listing for efficiency.
- Jira connector (Beta)
Ingests Jira issues, comments, and attachments metadata into Databricks.
- Configure full refresh behavior for managed database connectors
Applies to Lakeflow Connect managed database connectors, allowing scheduled full refresh snapshots and automatic recovery from unsupported schema changes.
- Serverless compute is now available in new regions
Added to Australia Southeast, Canada Central, Mexico Central, Norway East, and South Africa North regions.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Jobs can now be triggered on source view update
Supports views referencing supported table types, see documentation for specifics.
- Improved full refresh flow for managed database connectors
Reduces downtime by delaying table refresh until snapshot completion, minimizing PENDING_RESET errors.
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