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  1. Refresh policies and EXPLAIN CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW for materialized views are now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 and above. Available in Databricks SQL.

  2. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

    Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

  3. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

    XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

  4. Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects

    Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  5. Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions

    Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  6. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

    Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

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  8. Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB)

    Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  9. Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days

    Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  10. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

  11. New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default

    New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  12. Version 18.2

    Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

  13. Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview

    Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  14. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

    Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

  15. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

    Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

  16. Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon

    Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  17. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

    Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

  18. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

  19. Workspace base environments are now generally available

    Lets workspace admins create pre-built environments for serverless notebooks, enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces.

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  21. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  22. Lakebase OpenTelemetry export (Beta)

    Exports Lakebase metrics and logs to OTLP-compatible backends like Grafana Cloud or Datadog. Configured from the Lakebase App.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  23. Version 18.1

    Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements.

  24. Lakebase: Customer-managed keys

    Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  25. 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.

  26. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

    Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  27. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

    New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.

  28. 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.

  29. Search in metric views fix

    Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

  30. Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources

    Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

  31. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

  32. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  33. New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default

    Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  34. Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile

    Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.

  35. Lakebase is now generally available on Azure

    Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  36. Lakebase now available in three additional regions

    Adds Canada Central, Europe London, and South America São Paulo regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  37. Lakebase now includes high availability

    Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  38. Version 18.0

    Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.

  39. Serverless environment version 5 is now available

    Includes CPU and GPU versions.

  40. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

    Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  41. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

  42. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

    Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.

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