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  1. Create alerts for anomaly detection in the Data Quality Monitoring UI (Beta)

    Creates notifications for unusual data patterns, available in Beta.

    #Unity Catalog
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  2. Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available

    Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.

    #Integrations
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  3. Search in metric views fix

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

    #Databricks SQL
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  4. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  5. ABAC policy functions now use snake_case naming

    Replaces camelCase with snake_case, old forms still work but will be deprecated.

    #Unity Catalog
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  6. Health indicators for tables in Catalog Explorer (Public Preview)

    Shows freshness and completeness status based on anomaly detection.

    #Unity Catalog
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  8. Data quality monitoring documentation moved to Data governance (Unity Catalog)

    Moved from Data guides to Data governance chapter.

    #Unity Catalog
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  9. Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    #Integrations
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  10. Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    #Integrations
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  11. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog

    Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  12. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)

    Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  13. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Public Preview)

    Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  14. Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)

    Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.

    #Integrations
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  15. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

    Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

    #API
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  16. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

    #Databricks SQL
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  17. Discover page and domains (Beta)

    Groups data assets by functional area, built on governed tags.

    #Unity Catalog
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  18. OneLake catalog federation (Beta)

    Allows read-only access to OneLake storage without copying data. Runs queries directly against file storage.

    #Lakehouse Federation#Unity Catalog
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  19. File events enabled by default on new external locations

    Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation.

    #Auto Loader#Lakeflow#Unity Catalog
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  21. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

    Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.

    #Databricks SQL
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  22. Select tables and create pivot tables in Google Sheets

    Imports data via Databricks Connector, selecting from Catalog Explorer.

    #Integrations
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  23. Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview)

    Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported.

    #Databricks Apps#Unity Catalog
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  24. Improved group sharing for automatic identity management

    Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  25. New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features

    Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively.

    #Admin#Unity Catalog
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  26. New Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features

    New accounts use Unity Catalog, lack DBFS root access. Applies to accounts created after December 18, 2025.

    #Admin#Unity Catalog
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  27. Login required to download ODBC driver

    Requires login and license acceptance, except for AWS GovCloud which needs account team access.

    #Integrations
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  28. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current

    Includes new features, see documentation for details.

    #Databricks SQL
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  29. 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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  30. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    The new editing experience replaces the previous one. It requires the latest version.

    #Data Warehousing#Databricks SQL
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  31. 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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  32. 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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  33. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

    #Databricks SQL
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  34. Updated tag search syntax in workspace search

    Use tag:<tag_key>:<tag_value> to search by key and value.

    #Unity Catalog
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  35. 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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  36. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

    Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.

    #Databricks SQL
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  37. Column drop behavior updated

    Fails if column has governed tags, requires removing tags first.

    #Unity Catalog
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  38. New alert editing experience

    Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.

    #Databricks SQL
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  39. Dashboard and Genie Agents tagging (Public Preview)

    Adds organization and automation via API, replaces manual tracking.

    #Unity Catalog
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  40. Visualizations fix

    Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.

    #Databricks SQL
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  41. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

    #Databricks SQL
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  42. Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview

    Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.

    #Databricks SQL
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