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Orchestrate continuous pipelines with continuous jobs Determines execution mode, allows serverless Standard performance mode. Replaces pipeline's built-in continuous setting. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 10, 2026
Change data feed on materialized views (Beta) Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations. #Databricks SQL #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 7, 2026
Genie Code web search is in Beta Searches the public web for current info, disabled by default. #Genie Code	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 6, 2026
JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions. #Lakeflow #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 6, 2026
Zerobus Ingest is now enabled by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile Replaces manual connector setup for compliant workspaces. #Lakeflow #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 6, 2026
REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta) Replaces rows matching specified key columns, doesn't require change data capture feed or primary key. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 5, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Full page Genie Code is now generally available Runs multiple chats in parallel, with notebooks and files as tabs. #Genie Code	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
Google Drive connector (GA) Supports fully managed and custom ingestion pipelines with Spark and SQL APIs. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
NetSuite connector (GA) Ingests ERP and financial data from Oracle NetSuite into Databricks. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
PagerDuty connector (Beta) Ingests incident, on-call, service, and audit data from PagerDuty into Databricks. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
SharePoint connector (GA) Includes managed and standard connectors for ingestion pipelines. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 3, 2026
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. #Compute #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 3, 2026
OpenAI connector (Beta) Uses OpenAI Organization Admin API to ingest admin data, authenticates with OpenAI Admin API key. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Jul 31, 2026
Unit testing for pipelines (Beta) Validates Python and SQL transformations against mock data. Requires Lakeflow Pipelines Editor. #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	Jul 26, 2026
C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector is now available in Beta Supports JSON and Protocol Buffers for ingesting into Unity Catalog Delta tables. #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	Jul 23, 2026
Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta Runs prompts on a recurring schedule, producing a continuable Genie chat with results. #Genie Code	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 23, 2026
Override the REPLACE WHERE predicate for a single refresh Adds a WHERE clause to the REFRESH STREAMING TABLE command. Applies to standalone streaming tables with FLOW REPLACE WHERE clause. #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	Jul 22, 2026
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Reddit Ads connector is now available in Beta Ingests advertising campaign data and performance metrics from Reddit Ads into Databricks. #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	Jul 21, 2026
Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta) Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs. #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	Jul 21, 2026
Anthropic managed ingestion connector (Beta) Ingests Compliance API data, including audit activity and Claude chats, into Databricks. #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	Jul 17, 2026
Query-based connectors in Lakeflow Connect will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Replaces CDC configuration, supports Oracle, Teradata, and others. #Lakeflow #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 14, 2026
Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Replaces legacy editor, removing it in August. #Lakeflow #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 9, 2026
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. #Databricks SQL #Security	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	Jul 9, 2026
Strac connector (Beta) Ingests Strac data-security audit events using a Strac API key. #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	Jul 9, 2026
Behavior changes for continuous jobs and pipelines Coming soon Configures continuous schedule from pipeline page, wrapping pipeline in a continuous job. Replaces pipeline's built-in continuous setting for new pipelines. #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	Jul 8, 2026
Excel file format support is now available by default Supports .xls, .xlsx, and .xlsm files without external libraries. #Lakeflow	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	Jul 7, 2026
REPLACE WHERE flows are now generally available Replaces full table reprocessing with row-level updates based on a predicate. #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	Jul 7, 2026
July 6, 2026 Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions. #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	Jul 6, 2026
Standard performance mode is now supported for materialized view or streaming table refreshes in jobs Consumes fewer DBUs when Performance optimized setting is off. #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	Jul 6, 2026
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available Works like a SQL WHERE clause, applies to initial and incremental updates. #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	Jul 2, 2026
Veeva Vault connector (Beta) Ingests standard and custom objects from Veeva using OAuth 2.0 M2M auth. #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	Jul 1, 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
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings. #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
Run a subset of job tasks with their dependencies Add + modifier to task key to include dependencies, usable via UI, API, or CLI. #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 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
SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state for downstream tasks. #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 29, 2026
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant. #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 26, 2026
Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (GA) Ingests CRM and ERP data into Databricks using Azure Synapse Link. #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 26, 2026
Change the owner of standalone pipeline streaming tables and materialized views Uses ALTER STREAMING TABLE and ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW with SET OWNER TO. Applies to standalone pipeline datasets in Databricks SQL. #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 23, 2026

Orchestrate continuous pipelines with continuous jobs
Determines execution mode, allows serverless Standard performance mode. Replaces pipeline's built-in continuous setting.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 10, 2026
Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.

#Databricks SQL #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 7, 2026
Genie Code web search is in Beta
Searches the public web for current info, disabled by default.

#Genie Code

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 6, 2026
JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available
Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions.

#Lakeflow #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 6, 2026
Zerobus Ingest is now enabled by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile
Replaces manual connector setup for compliant workspaces.

#Lakeflow #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 6, 2026
REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, doesn't require change data capture feed or primary key.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 5, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Full page Genie Code is now generally available
Runs multiple chats in parallel, with notebooks and files as tabs.

#Genie Code

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
Google Drive connector (GA)
Supports fully managed and custom ingestion pipelines with Spark and SQL APIs.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
NetSuite connector (GA)
Ingests ERP and financial data from Oracle NetSuite into Databricks.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
PagerDuty connector (Beta)
Ingests incident, on-call, service, and audit data from PagerDuty into Databricks.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
SharePoint connector (GA)
Includes managed and standard connectors for ingestion pipelines.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
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

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
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.

#Compute #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
OpenAI connector (Beta)
Uses OpenAI Organization Admin API to ingest admin data, authenticates with OpenAI Admin API key.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jul 31, 2026
Unit testing for pipelines (Beta)
Validates Python and SQL transformations against mock data. Requires Lakeflow Pipelines Editor.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 26, 2026
C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector is now available in Beta
Supports JSON and Protocol Buffers for ingesting into Unity Catalog Delta tables.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 23, 2026
Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta
Runs prompts on a recurring schedule, producing a continuable Genie chat with results.

#Genie Code

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 23, 2026
Override the REPLACE WHERE predicate for a single refresh
Adds a WHERE clause to the REFRESH STREAMING TABLE command. Applies to standalone streaming tables with FLOW REPLACE WHERE clause.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 22, 2026
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Reddit Ads connector is now available in Beta
Ingests advertising campaign data and performance metrics from Reddit Ads into Databricks.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 21, 2026
Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)
Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 21, 2026
Anthropic managed ingestion connector (Beta)
Ingests Compliance API data, including audit activity and Claude chats, into Databricks.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 17, 2026
Query-based connectors in Lakeflow Connect will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces CDC configuration, supports Oracle, Teradata, and others.

#Lakeflow #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 14, 2026
Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces legacy editor, removing it in August.

#Lakeflow #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 9, 2026
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.

#Databricks SQL #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 9, 2026
Strac connector (Beta)
Ingests Strac data-security audit events using a Strac API key.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 9, 2026
Behavior changes for continuous jobs and pipelines Coming soon
Configures continuous schedule from pipeline page, wrapping pipeline in a continuous job. Replaces pipeline's built-in continuous setting for new pipelines.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
Excel file format support is now available by default
Supports .xls, .xlsx, and .xlsm files without external libraries.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 7, 2026
REPLACE WHERE flows are now generally available
Replaces full table reprocessing with row-level updates based on a predicate.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 7, 2026
July 6, 2026
Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 6, 2026
Standard performance mode is now supported for materialized view or streaming table refreshes in jobs
Consumes fewer DBUs when Performance optimized setting is off.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 6, 2026
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available
Works like a SQL WHERE clause, applies to initial and incremental updates.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 2, 2026
Veeva Vault connector (Beta)
Ingests standard and custom objects from Veeva using OAuth 2.0 M2M auth.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 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
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta
Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

#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
Run a subset of job tasks with their dependencies
Add + modifier to task key to include dependencies, usable via UI, API, or CLI.

#Lakeflow

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
SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available
Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state for downstream tasks.

#Lakeflow

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
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview
binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

#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 26, 2026
Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (GA)
Ingests CRM and ERP data into Databricks using Azure Synapse Link.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 26, 2026
Change the owner of standalone pipeline streaming tables and materialized views
Uses ALTER STREAMING TABLE and ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW with SET OWNER TO. Applies to standalone pipeline datasets in Databricks SQL.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 23, 2026

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