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  1. AI Runtime CLI (Beta)

    Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  2. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Gantt charts require matching start and end field types. Custom visualizations use Vega-Lite library.

  3. Lakehouse Replay (Beta)

    Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

  4. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

    Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

  5. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

  6. Dashboard enhancements

    Saves filter combos as shared bookmarks, adds pivot table column expansion.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables support banded rows and default sorting. Median and percentile expressions are added to metric views.

  9. Refresh policies and EXPLAIN CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW for materialized views are now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 and above. Available in Databricks SQL.

  10. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

    XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

  11. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds Tableau and Power BI import, open-source fonts, and parameter values in text widgets. Supports non-table Genie Code outputs.

  12. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

    Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

  13. Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)

    Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  14. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Error bars display as bands on line charts. Custom SQL measures no longer require full name paths.

  15. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

  16. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Improved error messages can be copied, and dashboards support undo and redo on the data page. Y-axis now starts at 0.

  17. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

    Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

  18. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

    Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

  19. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Publishing dashboards now uses service principal credentials. Line numbers are added to the SQL query editor.

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  21. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

  22. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables support cross-filtering and drill-through, counters have custom prefixes and suffixes.

  23. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  24. AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta)

    Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  25. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Delays due to warehouse overload now display a message. Fixes widget query batch failures.

  26. Metric view enhancements

    Replaces SQL mode as default for editing measures and dimensions.

  27. Visualization enhancements

    Adds dashed and dotted line styles to the Pattern section.

  28. Dashboard enhancements

    Creates metric views without Unity Catalog, edits hex colors inline.

  29. 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.

  30. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Clears filters individually, adds vertical text alignment, and supports ZIP code boundaries.

  31. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  32. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

    New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.

  33. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Legacy color palette setting removed, Genie Agent descriptions added.

  34. 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.

  35. AI Runtime is now in Public Preview

    Adds GPU support to serverless compute for deep learning workloads.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  36. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Fixes issues with date filters, theme colors, and audit logs, and adds drill-through filters for pivot tables and Genie explanations for chart changes.

  37. Search in metric views fix

    Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

  38. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

  39. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Embeds dashboards in external apps without Databricks accounts, hides logo option.

  40. Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta)

    Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  41. Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)

    Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  42. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Legacy dashboards are no longer available. Pivot tables now support drill-through filters.

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