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  1. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.

  2. Improved full refresh flow for managed database connectors

    Reduces downtime by delaying table refresh until snapshot completion, minimizing PENDING_RESET errors.

  3. OpenAI GPT-5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  4. 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.

  5. SFTP connector (Public Preview)

    Extends Auto Loader to ingest files from SFTP servers.

  6. Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines has been renamed to Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines

    Replaces Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines, see Spark Declarative Pipelines for details.

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  8. New MCP server tab

    Shows managed and external servers, and lists available servers from Databricks Marketplace.

  9. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

  10. Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)

    Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  11. JAR tasks are now supported on serverless compute

    Run JAR jobs without a cluster.

  12. Salesforce ingestion connector supports history tracking (SCD type 2)

    Enables history tracking, overwriting default SCD type 1 behavior.

  13. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

    Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.

  14. Feedback model deprecated for AI agents

    Replaced by log_feedback API in MLflow 3.

  15. Request logs and assessment logs tables deprecated

    Replaced by MLflow 3 for real-time tracing, stops populating November 15, 2025.

  16. Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers

    Delegates tasks to Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  17. OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  18. Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints

    Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  19. Zerobus Ingest connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables record-by-record ingestion into Delta tables via gRPC API.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
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  21. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta

    Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  22. New alert editing experience

    Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.

  23. Unified runs list (Public Preview)

    Combines job and pipeline runs into one list.

  24. Jobs can now be triggered on source table update

    Triggers require Databricks Runtime 7.0 or later.

  25. Create backfill job runs

    Triggers job runs to load past data, useful for repairing processing failures.

  26. Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.

  27. SQL MCP server now available (Beta)

    Executes SQL queries against Unity Catalog tables using SQL warehouses. Available at https://<workspace-hostname>/api/2.0/mcp/sql.

  28. Visualizations fix

    Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.

  29. Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview)

    Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  30. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

  31. Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models

    Caches thinking messages, images, and tool use via cache_control parameter.

  32. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

  33. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now in public preview

    Replaces multi-file editor, edits pipelines as files in asset browser, defaults to Python and SQL code.

  34. New requirement to create connections for Salesforce ingestion

    Requires Databricks connected app installed. Applies to new connections only.

  35. Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview

    Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.

  36. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow pipelines from legacy publishing mode is generally available

    Replaces legacy mode that only published to a single catalog and schema. Now supports multiple catalogs and schemas.

  37. Mosaic AI Agent Framework supports automatic authentication passthrough for Lakebase resources

    Requires MLFlow 3.3.2 or above.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  38. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)

    Requires file events enabled on external locations.

  39. Google Analytics Raw Data connector GA

    Enables ingestion of raw Google Analytics data into Databricks, requires Google Analytics 4 and Google BigQuery setup.

  40. Python custom data sources can be used with Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow

    Supports Python custom data sources and sinks in pipeline definitions.

  41. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow now supports stream progress metrics in Public Preview

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

  42. AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview

    Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.

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