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  1. Lakeflow Designer will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Replaces manual coding for data preparation and transformation. Available late July 2026.

    #Security
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  2. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens (Beta)

    Sends emails to workspace admins when tokens expire in 7 days, requiring no configuration.

    #Administration#Security
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  3. Identity federation enabled by default for all new workspaces

    Does not affect existing workspaces.

    #Security
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  4. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

    Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

    #Documentation#Lakeflow
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  5. Upcoming behavior change: Choose entitlements when adding principals to workspaces Coming soon

    Grants entitlements explicitly when adding principals, replacing inheritance from users system group.

    #Identity#Security
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  6. Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks

    Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

    #Integrations
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  8. Automatic identity management with Microsoft Entra ID is now GA

    Replaces SCIM provisioning, syncs users and groups from Microsoft Entra ID.

    #Security
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  9. Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features

    Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog.

    #MLflow#Security
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  10. Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards

    Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.

    #Integrations#Security
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  11. View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets

    Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.

    #Integrations
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  12. HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.

    #Integrations#Security
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  13. Automatic identity management

    Syncs users and groups from identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.

    #Security
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  14. Connect Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel

    Uses proxy VMs in AWS, replacing inbound firewall access.

    #Networking#Security
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  15. Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

    #Integrations
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  16. Workspace object permissions will soon be inherited from all account groups Coming soon

    Inherited permissions include inactive grants from removed groups, potentially giving unexpected access. Users still need workspace assignment.

    #Security
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  17. Customer-managed keys now support model serving

    Encrypts model serving container images and model artifacts in Databricks managed registry. Applies to endpoint artifacts created after April 16, 2026.

    #Security
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  18. Connect Lovable apps to Databricks

    Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.

    #Integrations
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  19. 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.

    #API#Lakeflow
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  21. Scoped personal access tokens are now generally available

    Restrict tokens to specific API operations with specified permissions. Coming soon to compliance security profile workspaces.

    #Security
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  22. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available

    Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  23. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

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

    #Documentation
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  24. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates

    Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.

    #Integrations
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  25. Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available

    Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.

    #Integrations
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  26. Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    #Integrations
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  27. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)

    Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  28. Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)

    Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.

    #Integrations
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  29. HITRUST compliance controls (Public Preview)

    Manages risk and demonstrates security and privacy compliance. Requires enabling in settings.

    #Security
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  30. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

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

    #API
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  31. Personal access tokens preserved when CAN USE permission is revoked

    Tokens become unusable but not deleted when permission is revoked, and reactivate if restored.

    #Security
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  32. Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available

    includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring.

    #Compliance#Security
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  33. Scoped personal access tokens (Beta)

    Limits permissions by selecting token type and API scopes, replacing legacy tokens.

    #Security
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  34. Serverless egress control is now generally available

    Manages outbound connections with restricted access and FQDN filtering.

    #Networking#Security
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  35. Select tables and create pivot tables in Google Sheets

    Imports data via Databricks Connector, selecting from Catalog Explorer.

    #Integrations
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  36. Automatically provision users (JIT) GA

    Creates accounts during SSO login if none exist. Requires single sign-on setup.

    #Security
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  37. Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (GA)

    Sends emails 14 days before token expiration, requires token lifetime to be set.

    #Security
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  38. Context based ingress control is now in Public Preview

    Enables account admins to set allow and deny rules based on identity, request type, and network source.

    #Security
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  39. Login required to download ODBC driver

    Requires login and license acceptance, except for AWS GovCloud which needs account team access.

    #Integrations
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  40. Expanded regional availability for C5 and TISAX compliance

    Now available in all regions and with serverless compute.

    #Compliance#Security
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  41. Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (Public Preview)

    Sends emails 7 days before token expiration.

    #Security
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  42. Delta Sharing views automatically permitted in serverless network policies

    Permitted regardless of storage location alignment between shared tables and view dependencies. Simplifies network policy configuration.

    #Delta Sharing#Security
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