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  1. Smart Routing: Cut AI costs by routing each task to the right model

    Works with Claude Code and Codex via Unity Gateway CLI or Omnigent. Cuts task cost by over 30%.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
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  2. Tags page in Governance Hub (Beta)

    Provides a centralized view of tag usage, summarizes governed tags, and offers recommendations for invalid values. Requires account admins to enable from Previews page.

    #Administration#Unity Catalog
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  3. Define business concepts with Pages (Beta)

    Gives business terms a single governed definition, part of Unity Catalog semantics.

    #Unity Catalog
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  4. REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)

    Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  5. Unity Catalog ABAC GRANT policies support more securable types in Beta

    Now supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, in addition to models.

    #Unity Catalog
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  6. Alert system tables are in Public Preview

    Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.

    #Databricks SQL#System tables & audit logs
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  8. DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  9. READ METADATA privilege is GA

    Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  10. ai_search function (Beta)

    Retrieves info from AI Search indexes, generating optimized queries and returning relevant documents.

    #Databricks AI
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  11. Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)

    Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  12. Tag automations (Beta)

    Assigns or removes governed tags on Unity Catalog tables or volumes based on defined conditions.

    #Unity Catalog
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  13. Moonshot AI Kimi K3 is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Supports native vision.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  14. Schema-level HTTP connections in Unity Catalog are now generally available

    Creates connections inside a schema, inheriting its privileges, instead of only at metastore level.

    #Unity Catalog
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  15. Unity Gateway is now generally available

    Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Gateway
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  16. Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL

    Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  17. MANAGE no longer requires USE CATALOG or USE SCHEMA on the same object

    No longer requires USE CATALOG or USE SCHEMA on the same object, but still needs them on parent containers.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
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  18. Refresh materialized views and streaming tables without exempting the pipeline owner from ABAC policies

    Pipeline owners are now subject to ABAC policies when refreshing views and tables. Policies are evaluated using the pipeline owner's identity.

    #Unity Catalog
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  19. Secrets in Unity Catalog is GA

    Stores secrets as securable objects with Unity Catalog privileges. Uses catalog.schema.secret namespace.

    #Unity Catalog
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  21. Genie Code is now available on HIPAA compliance security profile workspaces with partner-powered AI features disabled

    Genie Code uses Databricks-hosted models, with partner-powered AI features disabled.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  22. Upcoming general availability of Unity Gateway Coming soon

    Extends Unity Catalog governance to runtime interactions, controls AI service usage, and monitors traffic. Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile in mid-September.

    #Databricks AI#Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  23. Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available

    Runs on serverless compute, classic compute, and SQL warehouses. Requires Databricks Runtime 18.

    #Unity Catalog
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  24. Anthropic Claude Opus 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs
  25. Governed tags system table is in Beta

    Contains records for each governed tag key, including customer-created and system-generated tags.

    #Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  26. Automated setup for S3 external locations

    Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources.

    #Storage#Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  27. Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog

    Available in Unity Catalog-enabled workspaces through OpenSharing as samples.databricks.datasets.

    #Delta Sharing#Unity Catalog
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  28. Priority pay-per-token for Foundation Model APIs

    Priority mode is for latency-sensitive applications, requiring partner or open source models.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs
  29. Role-based access control (RBAC) is in Public Preview

    Lets users assume a role with limited permissions. Requires account and workspace admin setup.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  30. Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 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)
  31. Google Gemini 3.6 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)
  32. Meta Llama 4 Maverick is retired

    Replaced by OpenAI GPT OSS 120B, no longer on Google Cloud.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  33. Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)

    Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.

    #Databricks SQL
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  34. Google Gemini 3 Pro is retired

    Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro.

    #Databricks AI
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  35. MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now generally available

    Stores traces in OpenTelemetry format with unlimited storage and SQL query access.

    #MLflow#Unity Catalog
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  36. MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Stores MLflow traces in Unity Catalog tables with unlimited storage and OTel format. Requires compliance security profile.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  37. ai_extract and ai_classify are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Replaces manual text extraction and classification workflows, requires compliance security profile.

    #Databricks AI
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  38. Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards

    Requires compliance security profile with C5, TISAX, or IRAP controls.

    #Data Classification#Unity Catalog
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  39. Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  40. Request for Access will soon be enabled by default for all workspaces Coming soon

    Routes requests to Unity Catalog object owners via email, replacing workspace-level settings.

    #Unity Catalog
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  41. Azure Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon

    Enables read and write operations by default for tools like Slack and GitHub, and can be disabled in Unity Gateway.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  42. Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon

    Enables read and write operations for Slack, GitHub, and others by default, can be disabled in Unity Gateway.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)

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