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1. AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview

   Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 2, 2025
2. Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta

   Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.

   #Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025
3. External MCP servers are in Beta

   Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025
4. Metric views are in Public Preview

   Requires a SQL warehouse on the 2025.16 Preview channel. Abstracts complex business logic into a centralized definition.

   #AI/BI#Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) May 29, 2025
5. New alert version in Beta

   Simplifies creating and managing alerts with a single interface, can be used alongside legacy alerts.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) May 22, 2025
6. CAN VIEW permission for SQL warehouses is in Public Preview

   Allows monitoring of SQL warehouses, including query history and profiles, without allowing query execution.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Apr 3, 2025
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