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  1. Genie One is now available in Google Sheets

    Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.

  2. Genie One is now available in Microsoft Excel

    Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.

  3. Unity Gateway is now generally available

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

  4. Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL

    Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.

  5. Serverless compute access control is now generally available

    Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged.

  6. Use Unity Gateway with your own Claude enterprise subscription

    Routes Claude code through Unity Gateway using existing subscriptions. No credentials are stored.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)

    Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.

  9. Connect and govern any external model provider

    Registers as a Unity Catalog securable, allowing queries through Unity Gateway with governance and observability.

  10. Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.

  11. July 6, 2026

    Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.

  12. Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)

    Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads.

  13. MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

    Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

  14. 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.

  15. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

  16. Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview

    Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  17. AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available

    Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

  18. Lakehouse Replay (Beta)

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

  19. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

    Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

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  21. 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.

  22. Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks

    Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  23. Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks

    Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  24. 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.

  25. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

    Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

  26. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

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

  27. Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)

    Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  28. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

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

  29. Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards

    Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  30. Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards

    Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  31. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

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

  32. Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta)

    Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  33. View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets

    Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.

  34. Version 18.2

    Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

  35. HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  36. HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  37. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

    Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

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

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

  39. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

  40. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

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

  41. Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  42. Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

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

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