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  1. Databricks Runtime 18: May 18, 2026

    Preserves table comments by default, auto-casts compatible column types in DataFrame writes.

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  2. Unified runs list is generally available

    Replaces separate job and pipeline run lists, adds filtering and error code visualization.

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  3. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow sinks are now generally available

    Supports writing to Delta tables, Kafka topics, and Azure Event Hubs.

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  4. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

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  5. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow environment versions (Beta)

    Pins Python version and libraries, decoupling from Databricks Runtime upgrades.

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  6. SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now in Public Preview

    Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state as output.

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  8. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

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  9. HubSpot connector (GA)

    Ingests data from HubSpot Marketing Hub into Databricks.

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  10. Standalone pipelines on serverless general compute (Beta)

    Requires serverless general compute, created via SQL or Python.

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  11. GitHub managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    ingests GitHub data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

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  12. Outlook managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests email data from Microsoft Outlook into Databricks.

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  13. Smartsheet managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests Smartsheet data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

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  14. Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026

    Clusters using XPath no longer load external DTDs, and NULL structs are stored as NULL.

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  15. Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

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  16. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available

    Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines.

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  17. Community connectors (Beta)

    Extends Lakeflow Connect to unsupported sources, built by the community.

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  18. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

    Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

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  19. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

    Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

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  21. Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA

    Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later.

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  22. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/29)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for LTS versions 13.3 to 16.4.

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  23. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  24. Zendesk Support connector (GA)

    Allows syncing Zendesk tickets to Databricks.

    #Data Ingestion#Lakeflow
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  25. Confluence connector (GA)

    Allows reading Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks.

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  26. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

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  27. Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview

    Offers drag-and-drop canvas and natural language for building data workflows.

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  28. Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026

    Replaces EPSG:102100 with ESRI:102100 for GEOMETRY type. Includes OS security updates.

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  29. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/20)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1.

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  30. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from databases using a cursor column, supporting Oracle, Teradata, and others.

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  31. New cascade field for deleting Unity Catalog pipelines (Beta)

    Deletes associated materialized views and tables by default, set cascade=false to retain them.

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  32. Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon

    Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.

    #API#Lakeflow
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  33. Databricks Runtime 18.2 and Databricks Runtime 18.2 ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

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  34. Databricks Runtime 18: April 2, 2026

    Adds VOID column support in UDTs and 30-second socket timeout for JDBC streaming sink connections.

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  35. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/02)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1.

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  36. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

    Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

    #Documentation
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  37. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

    New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.

    #Databricks SQL
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  38. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is now available in Preview

    Fixes observation metric errors, optimizes Unity Catalog writes, and uses session timezone for timestamp partitions.

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  39. Search in metric views fix

    Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

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  40. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  41. Databricks Runtime 18: March 11, 2026

    Replaces previous behavior where observation metric errors caused query failures.

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  42. Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA

    Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

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