Databricks releases, every cloud
- Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views
Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available
Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes
Max query text characters raised to 40,000.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Exports context as metric views and logs iframe messages.
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) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds weekly digest and PDF upload to monitoring tab. Supports natural language analysis of PDFs.
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 (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) - 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) - Genie Code space configuration
Replaces Genie Space configuration, updates instructions and descriptions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds API access to reasoning traces and message comments, increases token limit for Agent mode.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Embeds as an iframe, adds space thumbnails and table visualizations with conditional formatting.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds column display names and programmatically starts conversations.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds option to share with all account users, respects workspace SQL download settings.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect external data sources to chat in Genie One (Beta)
Allows chat to search company documents, requires individual user authentication.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes
Inspect improves SQL accuracy with automated verification. Agent mode is now available in more regions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- 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) - Chat in Genie One (Beta)
Replaces Genie Space with Genie Agent routing.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Some partner-powered AI features are now available in-country for Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK
Requires Enforce data processing within workspace Geography enabled. Data does not leave the country.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Adds 5 generally available management APIs and fixes instruction length bug.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Uses metric view display names and formats for query result tables. Automatically creates JOIN relationships based on primary and foreign keys.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) Agent mode rename and improvements
Renamed from Research Agent, now produces faster and more concise responses for what-type questions.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Genie now generates heatmap and sankey visualizations and increases table limit to 30.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) improvements
Embedded compute credentials are now included for all users. Column lists are paginated.
- Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan and Korea
Models are now hosted locally in Tokyo and Seoul, eliminating cross-Geo processing for Genie Agents.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) API and user experience improvements
Supports downloads up to 1 GB, fixes chart generation, and adds collapsible error messages.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) lineage and entity matching improvements
Now discoverable in Unity Catalog lineage, supports bulk entity matching actions.
- Value sampling features renamed
Replaces value sampling, example values, and value dictionaries with prompt matching, format assistance, and entity matching.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) and Databricks Assistant on Databricks on AWS GovCloud GA
Genie Agent and Databricks Assistant are now available on Databricks on AWS GovCloud.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) sample data, Research Agent, and space manager improvements
Adds text answer summaries to API and increases example SQL title character limit to 1024.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) PDF export, citations, and accuracy improvements
Adds PDF export, SQL example citations, and improved currency formatting to Research Agent reports.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous 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.
- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
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