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- Serverless compute is now available in Azure China North 3
Available for notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses.
- Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions
Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.
- Databricks Runtime 18.0 and Databricks Runtime 18.0 ML are in Beta
Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, includes JDK 21 as default.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (12/09)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.
- Expanded regional availability for C5 and TISAX compliance
Now available in all regions and with serverless compute.
- Serverless compute is now available in new regions
Added to Australia Southeast, Canada Central, Mexico Central, Norway East, and South Africa North regions.
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- Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (Public Preview)
Sends emails 7 days before token expiration.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/18)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.
- Delta Sharing views automatically permitted in serverless network policies
Permitted regardless of storage location alignment between shared tables and view dependencies. Simplifies network policy configuration.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
The new editing experience replaces the previous one. It requires the latest version.
- 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.
- TISAX compliance controls (Public Preview)
Enhances workspace compliance based on ISO/IEC 27001 and VDA ISA requirements.
- C5 and K-FSI compliance standards (Public Preview)
Adds German and Korean financial regulations compliance. Requires public preview setup.
- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
- Serverless notebook tasks can now use jobs environment
Replaces inherited serverless environment with configurable job environment.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/04)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.
- GCP Private Service Connect generally available
No account team request needed to enable.
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- TISAX compliance controls
Enhances workspace compliance based on ISO/IEC 27001 and VDA ISA.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview
Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.
- Serverless compute has been updated to version 17.3
Updated from version 17.2, requires no configuration changes.
- Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS is now GA
Replaces 7.3 LTS, requires Databricks account.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/21)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.
- New alert editing experience
Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.
- The billable usage table now records the performance mode of serverless jobs and pipelines
Records performance mode in product_features.performance_target column with values PERFORMANCE_OPTIMIZED, STANDARD, or null.
- Visualizations fix
Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/07)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.
- Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS and Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS ML are in Beta
Powered by Apache Spark 4.0.0, includes new configuration options.
- Semantic metadata in metric views
Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview
Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.
- Databricks Runtime 17.2 is now is now GA
Replaces 7.3 and earlier, requires new cluster creation.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance update
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.
- Admins can now manage a workspace's serverless base environments (Public Preview)
Defines custom environment specs for serverless notebooks, allows setting a default for new notebooks.
- Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta
Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current
Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview
Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.
- Fixed timeout handling for materialized views and streaming tables
New views and tables apply warehouse timeout, existing ones require CREATE OR REFRESH. Default timeout is 2 days.
- New SQL editor is generally available
Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration.
- Databricks Runtime 17.1 is now is now GA
Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.
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