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  1. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Agent mode thinking traces now cite definitions, respects default sharing settings.

  2. 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.

  3. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

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

  4. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Genie Agents now use Fields instead of Dimensions in metric views and SQL expressions.

  5. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

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

  6. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

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

  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 Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Max query text characters raised to 40,000.

  9. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Exports context as metric views and logs iframe messages.

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

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

  11. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

  12. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds weekly digest and PDF upload to monitoring tab. Supports natural language analysis of PDFs.

  13. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

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

  14. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  15. Genie Code space configuration

    Replaces Genie Space configuration, updates instructions and descriptions.

  16. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds API access to reasoning traces and message comments, increases token limit for Agent mode.

  17. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Embeds as an iframe, adds space thumbnails and table visualizations with conditional formatting.

  18. Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard

    Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.

  19. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds column display names and programmatically starts conversations.

  20. Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
  21. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

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

  22. 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.

  23. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds option to share with all account users, respects workspace SQL download settings.

  24. Connect external data sources to chat in Genie One (Beta)

    Allows chat to search company documents, requires individual user authentication.

  25. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Inspect improves SQL accuracy with automated verification. Agent mode is now available in more regions.

  26. Search in metric views fix

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

  27. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

  28. Chat in Genie One (Beta)

    Replaces Genie Space with Genie Agent routing.

  29. Some partner-powered AI features are now available in-country for Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK

    Requires Enforce data processing within workspace Geography enabled. Data does not leave the country.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  30. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements

    Adds 5 generally available management APIs and fixes instruction length bug.

  31. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements

    Uses metric view display names and formats for query result tables. Automatically creates JOIN relationships based on primary and foreign keys.

  32. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

  33. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) Agent mode rename and improvements

    Renamed from Research Agent, now produces faster and more concise responses for what-type questions.

  34. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements

    Genie now generates heatmap and sankey visualizations and increases table limit to 30.

  35. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

    Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.

  36. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) improvements

    Embedded compute credentials are now included for all users. Column lists are paginated.

  37. Partner-powered AI features are now supported in the Canada, Brazil, and United Kingdom Azure Geographies

    Uses models hosted in the same Azure Geography as the workspace, requires cross-geo processing for some features.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  38. Genie Agents are now available in the Japan and Korea Azure Geographies

    Workspaces no longer require cross-Geo processing to use Genie Agents.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  39. Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan

    Genie Agents in asia-northeast1 use locally hosted models, eliminating cross-Geo processing.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  40. Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan and Korea

    Models are now hosted locally in Tokyo and Seoul, eliminating cross-Geo processing for Genie Agents.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  41. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) API and user experience improvements

    Supports downloads up to 1 GB, fixes chart generation, and adds collapsible error messages.

  42. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) lineage and entity matching improvements

    Now discoverable in Unity Catalog lineage, supports bulk entity matching actions.

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