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- Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Manage Supervisor Agent programmatically with the Databricks SDK (Beta)
Creates and manages Supervisor Agent and tools via Python SDK. Requires Databricks SDK for Python.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - CPU_MEDIUM and CPU_LARGE workload types for Model Serving (Beta)
Trade concurrency for more memory per worker on same CPU hardware, for models needing more memory than standard CPU workload.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Supervisor API for building agents (Beta)
Replaces multiple API calls with a single call to build agents.
- ai_parse_document is now generally available
Parses structured content from unstructured documents, limited to 500 pages and 100 MB.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token queries.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - AI Gateway now governs MCP servers (Beta)
Enforces access control and monitors usage across MCP interactions, replacing prior governance methods.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.
- Connect Lovable apps to Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - ai_prep_search (Beta)
Transforms ai_parse_document output into search-ready chunks for vector search and RAG pipelines.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard
Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available in additional regions
Available in ap-south-1 region, requires cross-geo processing.
- Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP
Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1.
- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
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- Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates
Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon
New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks now covers all Databricks AI capabilities
Covers declarative agents and all other Databricks AI capabilities.
- ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)
Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview
Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis.
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Supervisor Agent is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers
Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or PCI-DSS.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Supervisor Agent supports long-running tasks
Supports tasks that exceed 2-minute timeout, using task continuation.
- Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available
Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - OpenAI GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
- Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.
- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)
Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Empty vector search endpoints no longer incur charges
Charges stop 24 hours after last index is deleted.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs or AI Functions, supporting pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - OpenAI GPT-5.4 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
- Knowledge Assistant is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers
Requires compliance security profile and HIPAA controls.
- Supervisor Agent is now available in additional regions
Now available in 9 more regions, see list of supported regions for details.
- Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.
- Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.
- Managed OAuth flows for external MCP servers
Eliminates need to register own OAuth app, supports Glean, GitHub, Google Drive, and SharePoint APIs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)
Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - OpenAI GPT-5.3 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Available via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requiring compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
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