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  1. Improved workspace file write performance on classic compute

    Uses asynchronous flushing by default for Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above, batching file writes and deletes.

    #Developers
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  2. Set budgets for Genie usage

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

    #Genie
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  3. Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks

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

    #Integrations
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  4. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports web search as a built-in tool

    Returns synthesized answers with source citations, also available as databricks_web_search tool in Supervisor API.

    #Databricks AI
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  5. Declarative Automation Bundles will soon default to use the direct deployment engine Coming soon

    Replaces Terraform deployment engine, migrating bundles automatically on July 24, 2026.

    #Bundles#Developers
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  6. Full page Genie Code (Beta)

    Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers.

    #Databricks AI
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  8. Table update triggers on Delta Sharing and system tables (Beta)

    Monitors data shared through Delta Sharing and system tables, triggering jobs on updates, supporting Databricks-to-Databricks sharing only.

    #Lakeflow
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  9. Managed RabbitMQ connector (Beta)

    Streams messages from RabbitMQ classic queues into Unity Catalog streaming tables.

    #Lakeflow
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  10. Pendo connector (Beta)

    Ingests data from Pendo into Lakeflow. Requires Lakeflow Connect.

    #Lakeflow
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  11. Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer

    Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries.

    #Unity Catalog
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  12. Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed

    Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page.

    #Lakebase
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  13. Vector Search is now AI Search

    Replaces vector-based indexing, allows full text search without embeddings.

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  14. Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)

    Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

    #Databricks Apps
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  15. Databricks Runtime 18: May 29, 2026

    Treats NaN values as duplicates, preserves Unity Catalog foreign table permissions during metadata refresh.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  16. Lakeflow Designer updates for May 29, 2026

    Operators now display AI-generated descriptions and accept custom join conditions.

    #Lakeflow Designer
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  17. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect are now generally available

    Ingests data from databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL without CDC configuration.

    #Lakeflow
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  18. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.

    #Databricks AI
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  19. Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (Beta)

    Enforces row filters and column masks server-side for external engines reading Unity Catalog tables.

    #Unity Catalog
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  21. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Gantt charts require matching start and end field types. Custom visualizations use the Vega-Lite library.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  22. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  23. Genie One enhancements
    #AI/BI#Genie
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  24. Google Drive managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests files from Google Drive into Databricks, supporting unstructured and structured data.

    #Lakeflow
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  25. Real-time mode in Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow, and the update_flow API are now available (Public Preview)

    Achieves end-to-end latency as low as 5ms, uses update output mode.

    #Lakeflow
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  26. 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.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  27. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

    Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

    #Admin#Serverless
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  28. Automatic identity management with Microsoft Entra ID is now GA

    Replaces SCIM provisioning, syncs users and groups from Microsoft Entra ID.

    #Security
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  29. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/26)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  30. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

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

    #Databricks SQL
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  31. Removed legacy Assistant slash commands

    /settings and /rename are replaced by notebook UI settings and rename options.

    #Databricks AI
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  32. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow parameters are now in Beta

    Define key-value pairs at pipeline level, referenced in SQL using named parameter syntax.

    #Lakeflow
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  33. Genie Code Agent mode is now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Requires HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and FedRAMP Moderate controls. Automates code generation and error fixing.

    #Databricks AI
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  34. Account access denylist for automatic identity management (Public Preview)

    Blocks access for specified users, groups, or service principals. Applies to AWS and GCP accounts with automatic identity management.

    #Identity management
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  35. Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, replacing separate release notes for feature versions.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  36. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  37. Databricks CLI is now GA

    Stores U2M tokens in OS-native secure storage.

    #Developers
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  38. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

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

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  39. Genie One enhancements
    #AI/BI#Genie
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  40. Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview)

    Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables.

    #Compute#Platform
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  41. Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects

    Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.

    #Lakebase#Security
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  42. Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables, and Apache Iceberg v3 features are generally available

    Supports liquid clustering, predictive optimization, and materialized views. Requires Databricks Runtime or external Iceberg-compatible engines.

    #Unity Catalog
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