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- Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks
Requires environment version 5 to be enabled.
- Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile
Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs - Lakebase is now generally available on Azure
Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.
- Lakebase now includes high availability
Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails.
- Version 18.0
Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.
- Serverless environment version 5 is now available
Includes CPU and GPU versions.
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- Serverless compute now available for compliance standards
Adds HITRUST, PCI-DSS, TISAX, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus support.
- Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)
Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.
- Serverless workspaces are now generally available
Come pre-configured with serverless compute and default storage.
- You can now use custom base environments for Python, Python Wheels, and notebook tasks in serverless jobs
Defined with YAML files, they support Python, Python wheel, and notebook tasks.
- Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App
Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher.
- Serverless compute is now available in Azure China North 3
Available for notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses.
- Serverless compute is now available in new regions
Added to Australia Southeast, Canada Central, Mexico Central, Norway East, and South Africa North regions.
- Serverless notebook tasks can now use jobs environment
Replaces inherited serverless environment with configurable job environment.
- Serverless compute has been updated to version 17.3
Updated from version 17.2, requires no configuration changes.
- 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.
- OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section
Used to create and manage Lakebase database instances, replacing OLTP Database tab.
- 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.
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- Lakebase synced tables supports syncing Apache Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode
Syncs Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode, requiring a supported Databricks runtime.
- Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview)
Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage.
- Data type mapping update for Lakebase synced tables
Newly created synced tables map TIMESTAMP to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE. Existing tables still use TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE.
- Declarative Automation Bundles support for Lakebase database resources
Defines Lakebase database catalogs, instances, and synced tables for one-command deployment. Starts instances immediately upon bundle deployment.
- Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default
No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins.
- Databricks Terraform provider supports Lakebase resources
Creates database catalogs, instances, and synced tables with infrastructure as code.
- Synced tables are now metered and billed
Metering is automatic, usage is tracked in system.billing.usage.
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