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  1. ai_parse_document is now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA and PCI-DSS. Parses structured content from unstructured documents.

  2. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)

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

  3. New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default

    New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  4. Version 18.2

    Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

  5. Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview

    Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  6. App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

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

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  9. HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  10. HIPAA support for the SAP Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across AWS, GCP, Azure.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  11. HubSpot connector (GA)

    Ingests data from HubSpot Marketing Hub into Databricks.

  12. Catalog commits are now generally available

    Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing.

  13. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Improved error messages can be copied, and dashboards support undo and redo on the data page. Y-axis now starts at 0.

  14. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

    Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

  15. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Exports context as metric views and logs iframe messages.

  16. Genie One enhancements

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

  17. Graviton instance types are available for the compliance security profile

    Graviton instances improve price-performance for many workloads on AWS Commercial workspaces with FedRAMP Moderate, IRAP, or CCCS Medium compliance standards.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  18. Standalone pipelines on serverless general compute (Beta)

    Requires serverless general compute, created via SQL or Python.

  19. Block identities from your Azure Databricks account with the account access denylist

    Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, blocking specific users, groups, or service principals.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
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  21. Block identities from your SAP Databricks account with the account access denylist

    Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, applying to Azure setups.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  22. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Preview

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Preview.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  23. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  24. Automatic identity management

    Syncs users and groups from identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.

  25. GitHub managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    ingests GitHub data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

  26. Outlook managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests email data from Microsoft Outlook into Databricks.

  27. Smartsheet managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests Smartsheet data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

  28. Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026

    Clusters using XPath no longer load external DTDs, and NULL structs are stored as NULL.

  29. Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

  30. Databricks Runtime 19 will use a unified release model Coming soon

    Replaces multiple feature versions with a single page, updated weekly.

  31. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available

    Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines.

  32. 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.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  33. Community connectors (Beta)

    Extends Lakeflow Connect to unsupported sources, built by the community.

  34. Native data profiling for notebook results tables

    View column statistics by selecting headers and clicking Open selection details. Available in notebooks and new SQL editor.

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

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

  36. Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon

    Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  37. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports custom MCP servers and custom agents on Databricks Apps

    Adds support for custom MCP servers and custom agents hosted in Databricks Apps as subagents.

  38. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

  39. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Publishing dashboards now uses service principal credentials. Line numbers are added to the SQL query editor.

  40. Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA

    Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later.

  41. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

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

  42. Genie One scheduled tasks (Public Preview)

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

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