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OneLake catalog federation is generally available Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage. #Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 17, 2026
Configure the recovery period for dropped managed tables (Public Preview) Sets recovery period to 0 hours or 7-30 days, requires Databricks Runtime 17.3. #Unity Catalog	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 15, 2026
Databricks-to-Databricks Delta Sharing across regulatory domains is now available (Public Preview) Supports sharing with AWS GovCloud, AWS GovCloud DoD, and Azure China. #Unity Catalog	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 15, 2026
ABAC GRANT policies for models (Beta) Grants EXECUTE privilege on models based on governed tags, supporting MLflow and foundation models. #Unity Catalog	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
External lineage is now generally available Registers external assets like Salesforce or MySQL sources and Tableau dashboards. Automatically records source lineage for Lakeflow Connect pipelines. #Unity Catalog	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 8, 2026
Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries. #Unity Catalog	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 1, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (Beta) Enforces row filters and column masks server-side for external engines reading Unity Catalog tables. #Unity Catalog	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 28, 2026
Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables, and Apache Iceberg v3 features are generally available Supports liquid clustering, predictive optimization, and materialized views. Requires Databricks Runtime or external Iceberg-compatible engines. #Unity Catalog	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 21, 2026
Catalog commits are now generally available Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing. #Delta Lake #Unity Catalog	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 8, 2026
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now in Public Preview Stores OpenTelemetry traces, governed by Unity Catalog permissions, queryable from Databricks SQL or MLflow Python SDK. #MLflow #Unity Catalog	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
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is now generally available Uses governed tags to enforce row filter and column mask policies. Replaces per-table configuration with automatic application at catalog, schema, or table level. #Unity Catalog	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 28, 2026
Tag Unity Catalog functions Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. Uses SET TAG and UNSET TAG commands. #Unity Catalog	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 28, 2026
Recently Resolved Incidents section in Data Quality Monitoring (Beta) Shows automatically recovered unhealthy tables, including resolution time. #Unity Catalog	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 27, 2026
Language selector for AI-generated comments in Catalog Explorer Saves selection in browser's local storage, applying to all entity types. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 22, 2026
Databricks Data Classification is now GA Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI. #Data Classification #Unity Catalog	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
Altering a catalog or schema's managed storage location is now GA Modifies default cloud storage location for new managed tables and volumes. #Unity Catalog	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 17, 2026
Create and write to Unity Catalog tables from external Delta clients (Beta) Requires catalog-managed commits to be enabled, supports Apache Spark clients. #Unity Catalog	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 14, 2026
SQL reference documentation for managing governed tags Adds 5 SQL statements: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, DESCRIBE, SHOW. #Unity Catalog	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 13, 2026
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Governed tags are generally available Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging. #Unity Catalog	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	Apr 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage. #Security #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 1, 2026
Create alerts for anomaly detection in the Data Quality Monitoring UI (Beta) Creates notifications for unusual data patterns, available in Beta. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 19, 2026
ABAC policy functions now use snake_case naming Replaces camelCase with snake_case, old forms still work but will be deprecated. #Unity Catalog	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	Mar 13, 2026
Health indicators for tables in Catalog Explorer (Public Preview) Shows freshness and completeness status based on anomaly detection. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 13, 2026
Data quality monitoring documentation moved to Data governance (Unity Catalog) Moved from Data guides to Data governance chapter. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 12, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption. #Security #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption. #Security #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Public Preview) Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption. #Security #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 2, 2026
Discover page and domains (Beta) Groups data assets by functional area, built on governed tags. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 18, 2026
OneLake catalog federation (Beta) Allows read-only access to OneLake storage without copying data. Runs queries directly against file storage. #Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Feb 16, 2026
File events enabled by default on new external locations Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation. #Auto Loader #Lakeflow #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 12, 2026
Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview) Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported. #Databricks Apps #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 2, 2026
Improved group sharing for automatic identity management Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management. #Security #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Jan 24, 2026
New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively. #Admin #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Dec 19, 2025
New Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features New accounts use Unity Catalog, lack DBFS root access. Applies to accounts created after December 18, 2025. #Admin #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 19, 2025
ABAC-secured assets shared using Delta Sharing is in Public Preview Applies to tables and schemas, but not streaming tables or materialized views. #Delta Sharing #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 17, 2025
Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview) Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL. #Databricks SQL #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 13, 2025
JDBC Unity Catalog connection in Beta Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Available on standard, dedicated, or serverless compute. #Data Connectivity #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 13, 2025
Updated tag search syntax in workspace search Use tag:<tag_key>:<tag_value> to search by key and value. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 5, 2025
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) now in Public Preview Enforces access control across all workspaces in an account. Requires Unity Catalog. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 3, 2025
Column drop behavior updated Fails if column has governed tags, requires removing tags first. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 22, 2025

OneLake catalog federation is generally available
Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage.

#Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
Configure the recovery period for dropped managed tables (Public Preview)
Sets recovery period to 0 hours or 7-30 days, requires Databricks Runtime 17.3.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Databricks-to-Databricks Delta Sharing across regulatory domains is now available (Public Preview)
Supports sharing with AWS GovCloud, AWS GovCloud DoD, and Azure China.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
ABAC GRANT policies for models (Beta)
Grants EXECUTE privilege on models based on governed tags, supporting MLflow and foundation models.

#Unity Catalog

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
External lineage is now generally available
Registers external assets like Salesforce or MySQL sources and Tableau dashboards. Automatically records source lineage for Lakeflow Connect pipelines.

#Unity Catalog

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 8, 2026
Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer
Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries.

#Unity Catalog

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 1, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (Beta)
Enforces row filters and column masks server-side for external engines reading Unity Catalog tables.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 28, 2026
Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables, and Apache Iceberg v3 features are generally available
Supports liquid clustering, predictive optimization, and materialized views. Requires Databricks Runtime or external Iceberg-compatible engines.

#Unity Catalog

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 21, 2026
Catalog commits are now generally available
Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing.

#Delta Lake #Unity Catalog

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 8, 2026
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now in Public Preview
Stores OpenTelemetry traces, governed by Unity Catalog permissions, queryable from Databricks SQL or MLflow Python SDK.

#MLflow #Unity Catalog

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
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is now generally available
Uses governed tags to enforce row filter and column mask policies. Replaces per-table configuration with automatic application at catalog, schema, or table level.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026
Tag Unity Catalog functions
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. Uses SET TAG and UNSET TAG commands.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026
Recently Resolved Incidents section in Data Quality Monitoring (Beta)
Shows automatically recovered unhealthy tables, including resolution time.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 27, 2026
Language selector for AI-generated comments in Catalog Explorer
Saves selection in browser's local storage, applying to all entity types.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 22, 2026
Databricks Data Classification is now GA
Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

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
Altering a catalog or schema's managed storage location is now GA
Modifies default cloud storage location for new managed tables and volumes.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 17, 2026
Create and write to Unity Catalog tables from external Delta clients (Beta)
Requires catalog-managed commits to be enabled, supports Apache Spark clients.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 14, 2026
SQL reference documentation for managing governed tags
Adds 5 SQL statements: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, DESCRIBE, SHOW.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
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Governed tags are generally available
Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Apr 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available
Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 1, 2026
Create alerts for anomaly detection in the Data Quality Monitoring UI (Beta)
Creates notifications for unusual data patterns, available in Beta.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 19, 2026
ABAC policy functions now use snake_case naming
Replaces camelCase with snake_case, old forms still work but will be deprecated.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Mar 13, 2026
Health indicators for tables in Catalog Explorer (Public Preview)
Shows freshness and completeness status based on anomaly detection.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 13, 2026
Data quality monitoring documentation moved to Data governance (Unity Catalog)
Moved from Data guides to Data governance chapter.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 12, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Public Preview)
Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026
Discover page and domains (Beta)
Groups data assets by functional area, built on governed tags.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 18, 2026
OneLake catalog federation (Beta)
Allows read-only access to OneLake storage without copying data. Runs queries directly against file storage.

#Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Feb 16, 2026
File events enabled by default on new external locations
Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation.

#Auto Loader #Lakeflow #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 12, 2026
Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported.

#Databricks Apps #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 2, 2026
Improved group sharing for automatic identity management
Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jan 24, 2026
New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features
Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively.

#Admin #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Dec 19, 2025
New Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features
New accounts use Unity Catalog, lack DBFS root access. Applies to accounts created after December 18, 2025.

#Admin #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 19, 2025
ABAC-secured assets shared using Delta Sharing is in Public Preview
Applies to tables and schemas, but not streaming tables or materialized views.

#Delta Sharing #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 17, 2025
Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.

#Databricks SQL #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 13, 2025
JDBC Unity Catalog connection in Beta
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Available on standard, dedicated, or serverless compute.

#Data Connectivity #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 13, 2025
Updated tag search syntax in workspace search
Use tag:<tag_key>:<tag_value> to search by key and value.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 5, 2025
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) now in Public Preview
Enforces access control across all workspaces in an account. Requires Unity Catalog.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 3, 2025
Column drop behavior updated
Fails if column has governed tags, requires removing tags first.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 22, 2025

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