Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 16, 2026 |
| 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta) Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 13, 2026 |
| 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. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Public Preview) Enables private connectivity for Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks Requires environment version 5 to be enabled. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview) Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview) Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Public Preview) Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available on Azure Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in three additional regions Adds Canada Central, Europe London, and South America São Paulo regions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Lakebase now includes high availability Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview) Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Update workspace network configuration to VNet injection is now GA Migrates from Databricks-managed VNet to customer-owned VNet. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
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| HITRUST compliance controls (Public Preview) Manages risk and demonstrates security and privacy compliance. Requires enabling in settings. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 26, 2026 |
| ISMAP compliance support Supports Japanese government cloud certification, requires configuration changes. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Serverless outbound IPs available through public JSON endpoint (Public Preview) Replaces existing stable IPs, requires Public Preview enrollment. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Azure virtual network service endpoint policies are now generally available Apply to classic compute for outbound storage access filtering. Requires configuration. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Personal access tokens preserved when CAN USE permission is revoked Tokens become unusable but not deleted when permission is revoked, and reactivate if restored. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Beta) Enables private connectivity to Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Scoped personal access tokens (Beta) Limits permissions by selecting token type and API scopes, replacing legacy tokens. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Automatic identity management deactivates deleted Entra ID users Replaces "Active: Removed From EntraID" status with Deactivated. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Serverless egress control is now generally available Manages outbound connections with restricted access and FQDN filtering. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta) Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Select tables and create pivot tables in Google Sheets Imports data via Databricks Connector, selecting from Catalog Explorer. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Automatically provision users (JIT) GA Creates accounts during SSO login if none exist. Requires single sign-on setup. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Improved group sharing for automatic identity management Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 24, 2026 |
| Front-end PrivateLink for performance-intensive services (Beta) Supports private connectivity to Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Simplified serverless network security with Azure Network Security Perimeter Uses AzureDatabricksServerless service tag, replacing subnet-based rules. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (GA) Sends emails 14 days before token expiration, requires token lifetime to be set. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jan 6, 2026 |
- Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources
Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - 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.
- 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.
- New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default
Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations.
- Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Public Preview)
Enables private connectivity for Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks
Requires environment version 5 to be enabled.
- Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile
Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs - 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.
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption.
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption.
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Public Preview)
Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption.
- Lakebase is now generally available on Azure
Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.
- 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.
- 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) - Update workspace network configuration to VNet injection is now GA
Migrates from Databricks-managed VNet to customer-owned VNet.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- HITRUST compliance controls (Public Preview)
Manages risk and demonstrates security and privacy compliance. Requires enabling in settings.
- ISMAP compliance support
Supports Japanese government cloud certification, requires configuration changes.
- Serverless outbound IPs available through public JSON endpoint (Public Preview)
Replaces existing stable IPs, requires Public Preview enrollment.
- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Azure virtual network service endpoint policies are now generally available
Apply to classic compute for outbound storage access filtering. Requires configuration.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Personal access tokens preserved when CAN USE permission is revoked
Tokens become unusable but not deleted when permission is revoked, and reactivate if restored.
- Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available
includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring.
- Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Enables private connectivity to Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
- Scoped personal access tokens (Beta)
Limits permissions by selecting token type and API scopes, replacing legacy tokens.
- Automatic identity management deactivates deleted Entra ID users
Replaces "Active: Removed From EntraID" status with Deactivated.
- 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 egress control is now generally available
Manages outbound connections with restricted access and FQDN filtering.
- Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)
Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.
- Select tables and create pivot tables in Google Sheets
Imports data via Databricks Connector, selecting from Catalog Explorer.
- Automatically provision users (JIT) GA
Creates accounts during SSO login if none exist. Requires single sign-on setup.
- Improved group sharing for automatic identity management
Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management.
- Front-end PrivateLink for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Supports private connectivity to Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
- Lakebase is now generally available
Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery.
- Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App
Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher.
- Simplified serverless network security with Azure Network Security Perimeter
Uses AzureDatabricksServerless service tag, replacing subnet-based rules.
- Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (GA)
Sends emails 14 days before token expiration, requires token lifetime to be set.
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