Databricks releases, every cloud
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.
- HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.
- HubSpot connector (GA)
Ingests data from HubSpot Marketing Hub into Databricks.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Graviton instance types are available for the compliance security profile
Graviton instances improve price-performance for many workloads on AWS Commercial workspaces with FedRAMP Moderate, IRAP, or CCCS Medium compliance standards.
- Standalone pipelines on serverless general compute (Beta)
Requires serverless general compute, created via SQL or Python.
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
- Block identities from your Azure Databricks account with the account access denylist
Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, blocking specific users, groups, or service principals.
- Automatic identity management
Syncs users and groups from identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs - GitHub managed ingestion connector (Beta)
ingests GitHub data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Outlook managed ingestion connector (Beta)
Ingests email data from Microsoft Outlook into Databricks.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Smartsheet managed ingestion connector (Beta)
Ingests Smartsheet data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available
Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Azure UK South now has a dedicated regional control plane
New workspaces require firewall allowlist entries for SCC relay tunnel and other IPs. Existing workspaces use UK West control plane unless migrated.
- Community connectors (Beta)
Extends Lakeflow Connect to unsupported sources, built by the community.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor
Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - agg SQL function as a synonym for measure
Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA
Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Configure private endpoints for serverless compute in Azure China
Requires China North 3 region and network connectivity configuration.
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- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)
Provides 512 workers, available in all 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) - Connect Azure Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel
Replaces inbound firewall access, works with classic and serverless compute.
- Connect Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel
Uses proxy VMs in AWS, replacing inbound firewall access.
- Zendesk Support connector (GA)
Allows syncing Zendesk tickets to Databricks.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Confluence connector (GA)
Allows reading Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - Workspace object permissions will soon be inherited from all account groups Coming soon
Inherited permissions include inactive grants from removed groups, potentially giving unexpected access. Users still need workspace assignment.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview
Offers drag-and-drop canvas and natural language for building data workflows.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Customer-managed keys now support model serving
Encrypts model serving container images and model artifacts in Databricks managed registry. Applies to endpoint artifacts created after April 16, 2026.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)
Ingests data from databases using a cursor column, supporting Oracle, Teradata, and others.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - C5, TISAX, and K-FSI compliance controls are now generally available
Available on Azure, providing enhancements for workspace compliance requirements.
- New cascade field for deleting Unity Catalog pipelines (Beta)
Deletes associated materialized views and tables by default, set cascade=false to retain them.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - Scoped personal access tokens are now generally available
Restrict tokens to specific API operations with specified permissions. Coming soon to compliance security profile workspaces.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available
Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage.
- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- 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) - 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) - 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) - Databricks SQL pipelines support notifications and performance mode (Beta)
Supports failure notifications and serverless performance mode for materialized views and streaming tables.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Public Preview)
Enables private connectivity for Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
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