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Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 1, 2026
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 30, 2026
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta) Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 30, 2026
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. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 29, 2026
Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed Genie Code now runs exclusively in Agent mode, use prompts to disable autonomous task execution. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 29, 2026
Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints Ingests through endpoint telemetry, with configurable sampling, and requires AI Gateway setup. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 12, 2026
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Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools Adds Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools, allowing coordinated access. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 11, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta) Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 10, 2026
Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 9, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation Conceptual topics are now under Concepts. #Documentation #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 9, 2026
AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta) Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 8, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports web search as a built-in tool Returns synthesized answers with source citations, also available as databricks_web_search tool in Supervisor API. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 3, 2026
Full page Genie Code (Beta) Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 3, 2026
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 28, 2026
Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours. #Admin #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 27, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 26, 2026
Removed legacy Assistant slash commands /settings and /rename are replaced by notebook UI settings and rename options. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 26, 2026
Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 20, 2026
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Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports nesting supervisor agents as subagent tools Enables nested multi-agent orchestration by adding Supervisor Agents as subagent tools. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 19, 2026
Google Gemini 3.5 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 19, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools Adds Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 15, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports vector search indexes as subagent tools Adds support for vector search indexes as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 15, 2026
Share Genie Code chat threads Recipients get read-only access, can be users, groups, or service principals. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 15, 2026
Version 18.2 Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0. #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 13, 2026
Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs. #Notebooks #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 7, 2026
Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 1, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports custom MCP servers and custom agents on Databricks Apps Adds support for custom MCP servers and custom agents hosted in Databricks Apps as subagents. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 30, 2026
agg SQL function as a synonym for measure Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 30, 2026
Manage Supervisor Agent programmatically with the Databricks SDK (Beta) Creates and manages Supervisor Agent and tools via Python SDK. Requires Databricks SDK for Python. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 24, 2026
OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro now available as Databricks-hosted models Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 24, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 23, 2026
CPU_MEDIUM and CPU_LARGE workload types for Model Serving (Beta) Trade concurrency for more memory per worker on same CPU hardware, for models needing more memory than standard CPU workload. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 21, 2026
Supervisor API for building agents (Beta) Replaces multiple API calls with a single call to build agents. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 20, 2026
Version 18.1 Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements. #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 20, 2026
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token queries. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 16, 2026
AI Gateway now governs MCP servers (Beta) Enforces access control and monitors usage across MCP interactions, replacing prior governance methods. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 15, 2026
ai_prep_search (Beta) Transforms ai_parse_document output into search-ready chunks for vector search and RAG pipelines. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 8, 2026
Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available in additional regions Available in ap-south-1 region, requires cross-geo processing. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 31, 2026
Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1. #Databricks AI	Not on AWS	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 31, 2026
Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs. #Documentation	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 31, 2026

Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 2026
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 30, 2026
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)
Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 30, 2026
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.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed
Genie Code now runs exclusively in Agent mode, use prompts to disable autonomous task execution.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints
Ingests through endpoint telemetry, with configurable sampling, and requires AI Gateway setup.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 12, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools
Adds Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools, allowing coordinated access.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 11, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta)
Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 9, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation
Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

#Documentation #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 9, 2026
AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta)
Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 8, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports web search as a built-in tool
Returns synthesized answers with source citations, also available as databricks_web_search tool in Supervisor API.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 3, 2026
Full page Genie Code (Beta)
Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 3, 2026
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 28, 2026
Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout
Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

#Admin #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 27, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview
XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 26, 2026
Removed legacy Assistant slash commands
/settings and /rename are replaced by notebook UI settings and rename options.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 26, 2026
Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views
Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 20, 2026
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Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports nesting supervisor agents as subagent tools
Enables nested multi-agent orchestration by adding Supervisor Agents as subagent tools.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Google Gemini 3.5 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools
Adds Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 15, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports vector search indexes as subagent tools
Adds support for vector search indexes as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 15, 2026
Share Genie Code chat threads
Recipients get read-only access, can be users, groups, or service principals.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 15, 2026
Version 18.2
Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 13, 2026
Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks
Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

#Notebooks #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 7, 2026
Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor
Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 1, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports custom MCP servers and custom agents on Databricks Apps
Adds support for custom MCP servers and custom agents hosted in Databricks Apps as subagents.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 30, 2026
agg SQL function as a synonym for measure
Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 30, 2026
Manage Supervisor Agent programmatically with the Databricks SDK (Beta)
Creates and manages Supervisor Agent and tools via Python SDK. Requires Databricks SDK for Python.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 2026
OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 23, 2026
CPU_MEDIUM and CPU_LARGE workload types for Model Serving (Beta)
Trade concurrency for more memory per worker on same CPU hardware, for models needing more memory than standard CPU workload.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 21, 2026
Supervisor API for building agents (Beta)
Replaces multiple API calls with a single call to build agents.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 20, 2026
Version 18.1
Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 20, 2026
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token queries.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 16, 2026
AI Gateway now governs MCP servers (Beta)
Enforces access control and monitors usage across MCP interactions, replacing prior governance methods.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 15, 2026
ai_prep_search (Beta)
Transforms ai_parse_document output into search-ready chunks for vector search and RAG pipelines.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 8, 2026
Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available in additional regions
Available in ap-south-1 region, requires cross-geo processing.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 31, 2026
Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP
Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1.

#Databricks AI

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 31, 2026
Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

#Documentation

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 31, 2026

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