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  1. Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days

    Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  2. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow sinks are now generally available

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

  3. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

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

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

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

  5. 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.

  6. New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default

    New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview

    Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  9. HubSpot connector (GA)

    Ingests data from HubSpot Marketing Hub into Databricks.

  10. Standalone pipelines on serverless general compute (Beta)

    Requires serverless general compute, created via SQL or Python.

  11. GitHub managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    ingests GitHub data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

  12. Outlook managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests email data from Microsoft Outlook into Databricks.

  13. Smartsheet managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests Smartsheet data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

  14. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available

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

  15. Community connectors (Beta)

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

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

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

  17. Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon

    Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  18. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

  19. Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA

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

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  21. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

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

  22. Zendesk Support connector (GA)

    Allows syncing Zendesk tickets to Databricks.

  23. Confluence connector (GA)

    Allows reading Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks.

  24. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  25. Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview

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

  26. Lakebase OpenTelemetry export (Beta)

    Exports Lakebase metrics and logs to OTLP-compatible backends like Grafana Cloud or Datadog. Configured from the Lakebase App.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  27. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

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

  28. Lakebase: Customer-managed keys

    Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  29. New cascade field for deleting Unity Catalog pipelines (Beta)

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

  30. 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.

  31. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  32. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

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

  33. 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.

  34. Search in metric views fix

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

  35. Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources

    Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

  36. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

  37. Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags

    Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  38. Lakebase updates: OAuth role management, budget policies and tags, and Lakehouse sync

    Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and replicates Postgres tables to Unity Catalog Delta tables.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  39. New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default

    Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  40. Databricks SQL pipelines support notifications and performance mode (Beta)

    Supports failure notifications and serverless performance mode for materialized views and streaming tables.

  41. Workday HCM connector (Beta)

    Ingests Workday Human Capital Management data into Databricks.

  42. Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile

    Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.

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