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  1. Genie One enhancements

    Adds workspace-level customization, certified object prioritization, and user skills.

  2. Set budgets for Genie usage

    Budgets track spend across accounts, workspaces, or users, with email alerts and spending limits.

  3. Genie One enhancements

    Adds natural-language query support across Genie Agents and Unity Catalog data.

  4. Genie One enhancements

    Adds direct link to dashboard and Ask Genie to workspace homepage.

  5. Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features

    Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog.

  6. Genie One enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds 9 new genieChat audit events and fixes chat input field bug.

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

    Adds custom instruction files and Atlassian/Glean MCP connections. Supports server-sent events.

  9. Genie One scheduled tasks (Public Preview)

    Sends email with results when tasks run, automating weekly digests or daily insights.

  10. 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.

  11. Databricks One renamed to Genie

    Renamed from Databricks One, still offers AI/BI dashboards and natural language queries.

  12. Genie One app search

    Searches Databricks Apps from Genie One search bar.

  13. Account-level Genie One (Beta)

    Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.

  14. Genie One app thumbnail support

    Uploads replace default icons, require PNG format.

  15. Store and query MLflow traces in Unity Catalog (Beta)

    Stores MLflow traces in Delta tables for long-term retention and analysis using OpenTelemetry format.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  16. Genie One search and discovery improvements

    Filters inactive apps, boosts certified content in search rankings.

  17. Genie One is generally available

    Provides a single interface for business users to interact with data and AI without technical knowledge.

  18. Genie One favorite and filtering improvements

    Adds favorite and certified filters to listing pages, marked by a star icon.

  19. Change default workspace access to Consumer access (Public Preview)

    Preserves existing users' authoring permissions, streamlines consumer onboarding.

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  21. Genie enhancements and fixes

    Numeric columns are now formatted to handle IDs and currency. Entity matching scans up to 100 million rows.

  22. Genie enhancements and fixes

    Shows Service Principal ID in Monitoring page, fixes API suggested questions issue, and updates Research Agent architecture.

  23. Genie Research Agent, benchmark, and answer improvements

    Genie now asks clarifying questions, explains benchmark errors, and collapses query result tables when summaries are sufficient.

  24. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) limits and Research Agent improvements

    Limits increased to 200, adds starter questions and auto-suggested benchmarks.

  25. Genie APIs and Research Agent in Beta

    Genie Create and Update APIs allow creating and updating Genie Agents. Research Agent enables multi-step reasoning and hypothesis testing.

  26. Add Azure Databricks Genie MCP server to Azure AI Foundry (Public Preview)

    Enables AI agents to connect to Genie Agents and query data. Requires Azure AI Foundry setup.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  27. Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)

    Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.

  28. Genie navigation and accuracy improvements

    Fixes back button error and broken entity matching link. Optimizes column selection for relevance.

  29. Genie visualization and query result improvements

    Includes text explanations for empty results and uses query metadata for auto-generated charts.

  30. Genie thinking steps and benchmark error resolution

    Explains SQL logic in plain language. Replaces technical explanations in Genie Space, now Genie Agent.

  31. Genie benchmark scaling and SQL function support

    Maximum benchmarks per Genie Agent increased to 500. Supports Unity Catalog SQL functions as answers.

  32. Genie API updates, benchmark explanations, and JOIN improvements

    JOIN relationships are now sortable, Genie API endpoints move from Beta to Public Preview.

  33. Genie knowledge store enhancements and benchmark improvements

    Space editors can save messages to benchmark questions and generate benchmark SQL answers. Improves performance and latency.

  34. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and thinking trace features

    Adds tables and metric views to spaces, treats extra output rows or columns as incorrect.

  35. Genie benchmarks and JOIN relationship enhancements

    Benchmarks run as background tasks, and accepted JOINs are confirmed with a checkmark.

  36. Genie SQL improvements, API enhancements, and bug fixes

    Upgraded LLMs improve SQL authoring accuracy. Autocomplete is now available for Genie SQL editing.

  37. Genie chart fixes and feature enhancements

    Fixed thin bars, single-point maps, and increased entity matching limit to 120 columns.

  38. New Genie API endpoints and improved benchmarks

    New endpoints manage conversations, replacing value sampling with prompt matching.

  39. Genie follow-up questions and fixes

    Fixes cloning large spaces and CSV downloads on Windows.

  40. Genie SQL validation and space management

    Validates SQL join relationships and fixes space cloning issue. Flags errors in join statements.

  41. Genie interface and file upload enhancements

    File uploads are now accessible only to the uploader, with simplified setup for catalog and schema designation.

  42. Genie join relationships and data handling enhancements

    Local joins can be defined within a Genie Agent's knowledge store. Entity matching now selects the most frequent 1024 values.

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