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  1. Moonshot AI Kimi K3 is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Supports native vision.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  2. Unity Gateway API: Manage resources with SDKs, the CLI, and Terraform

    Manages endpoints, model providers, and MCP servers. Requires SDKs 0.125.0 and later or CLI v1.11.0 and later.

  3. Unity Gateway is now generally available

    Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.

  4. Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL

    Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.

  5. Serverless compute access control is now generally available

    Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged.

  6. Use Unity Gateway with your own Claude enterprise subscription

    Routes Claude code through Unity Gateway using existing subscriptions. No credentials are stored.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)

    Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.

  9. Connect and govern any external model provider

    Registers as a Unity Catalog securable, allowing queries through Unity Gateway with governance and observability.

  10. Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.

  11. July 6, 2026

    Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.

  12. Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)

    Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads.

  13. MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

    Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

  14. Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview

    Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION.

  15. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

  16. AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available

    Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

  17. Lakehouse Replay (Beta)

    Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

  18. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

    Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

  19. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

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  21. 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.

  22. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

    Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

  23. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

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

  24. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

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

  25. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

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

  26. Version 18.2

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

  27. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

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

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

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

  29. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

  30. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

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

  31. 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.

  32. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  33. Version 18.1

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

  34. 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)
  35. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

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

  36. 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.

  37. Search in metric views fix

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

  38. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

  39. Version 18.0

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

  40. Serverless environment version 5 is now available

    Includes CPU and GPU versions.

  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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