Databricks releases, every cloud
- Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- Intra-VNet NSG rule hardening for Azure Databricks is now in Public Preview
Restricts workspace traffic to host and worker subnet CIDRs. Applies to classic compute plane workspaces.
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview
XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)
Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.
- Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views
Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.
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- Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.
- Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available
Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.
- 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.
- View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets
Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.
- 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.
- HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.
- Azure UK South now has a dedicated regional control plane
New workspaces require firewall allowlist entries for SCC relay tunnel and other IPs. Existing workspaces use UK West control plane unless migrated.
- Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor
Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - agg SQL function as a synonym for measure
Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)
Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect Azure Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel
Replaces inbound firewall access, works with classic and serverless compute.
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- Connect Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel
Uses proxy VMs in AWS, replacing inbound firewall access.
- Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.
- Connect Lovable apps to Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.
- Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard
Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates
Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon
New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available
Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.
- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)
Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Public Preview)
Enables private connectivity for Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
- Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.
- Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.
- Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)
Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Update workspace network configuration to VNet injection is now GA
Migrates from Databricks-managed VNet to customer-owned VNet.
- Serverless outbound IPs available through public JSON endpoint (Public Preview)
Replaces existing stable IPs, requires Public Preview enrollment.
- Azure virtual network service endpoint policies are now generally available
Apply to classic compute for outbound storage access filtering. Requires configuration.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Enables private connectivity to Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
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