Databricks releases, every cloud
- Genie renamed to Genie One
Capabilities remain unchanged, see updated documentation.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One enhancements
Adds workspace-level customization, certified object prioritization, and user skills.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Set budgets for Genie usage
Budgets track spend across accounts, workspaces, or users, with email alerts and spending limits.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One enhancements
Adds natural-language query support across Genie Agents and Unity Catalog data.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview
XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One enhancements
Adds direct link to dashboard and Ask Genie to workspace homepage.
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
- Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views
Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.
- Genie One enhancements and bug fixes
Adds 9 new genieChat audit events and fixes chat input field bug.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One enhancements
Adds custom instruction files and Atlassian/Glean MCP connections. Supports server-sent events.
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) - Databricks One renamed to Genie
Renamed from Databricks One, still offers AI/BI dashboards and natural language queries.
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 One app search
Searches Databricks Apps from Genie One search bar.
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) - 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) - Account-level Genie One (Beta)
Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.
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- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- 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 One app thumbnail support
Uploads replace default icons, require PNG format.
- Genie One search and discovery improvements
Filters inactive apps, boosts certified content in search rankings.
- Genie One favorite and filtering improvements
Adds favorite and certified filters to listing pages, marked by a star icon.
- Genie enhancements and fixes
Numeric columns are now formatted to handle IDs and currency. Entity matching scans up to 100 million rows.
- Genie enhancements and fixes
Shows Service Principal ID in Monitoring page, fixes API suggested questions issue, and updates Research Agent architecture.
- Genie Research Agent, benchmark, and answer improvements
Genie now asks clarifying questions, explains benchmark errors, and collapses query result tables when summaries are sufficient.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) limits and Research Agent improvements
Limits increased to 200, adds starter questions and auto-suggested benchmarks.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Genie navigation and accuracy improvements
Fixes back button error and broken entity matching link. Optimizes column selection for relevance.
- Genie visualization and query result improvements
Includes text explanations for empty results and uses query metadata for auto-generated charts.
- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview
Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.
- Genie thinking steps and benchmark error resolution
Explains SQL logic in plain language. Replaces technical explanations in Genie Space, now Genie Agent.
- Genie benchmark scaling and SQL function support
Maximum benchmarks per Genie Agent increased to 500. Supports Unity Catalog SQL functions as answers.
- New alert editing experience
Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.
- Genie API updates, benchmark explanations, and JOIN improvements
JOIN relationships are now sortable, Genie API endpoints move from Beta to Public Preview.
- Genie knowledge store enhancements and benchmark improvements
Space editors can save messages to benchmark questions and generate benchmark SQL answers. Improves performance and latency.
- Visualizations fix
Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and thinking trace features
Adds tables and metric views to spaces, treats extra output rows or columns as incorrect.
- Semantic metadata in metric views
Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.
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