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  1. SQL reference documentation for managing governed tags

    Adds 5 SQL statements: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, DESCRIBE, SHOW.

  2. Vector Search retrieval quality (Beta)

    measures relevance of search strategies, see Evaluate AI Search retrieval quality.

  3. Dashboard enhancements

    Creates metric views without Unity Catalog, edits hex colors inline.

  4. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

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

  5. Genie One enhancements

    Admins can add custom instructions to all chat conversations. Atlassian and Glean MCP connections are now supported.

  6. New cascade field for deleting Unity Catalog pipelines (Beta)

    Deletes associated materialized views and tables by default, set cascade=false to retain them.

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  8. Share foreign Iceberg tables with Delta Sharing (Public Preview)

    Adds read-only access to federated foreign Iceberg tables. Requires Delta Sharing.

  9. Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon

    Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.

  10. ai_prep_search (Beta)

    Transforms ai_parse_document output into search-ready chunks for vector search and RAG pipelines.

  11. Databricks Runtime 18.2 and Databricks Runtime 18.2 ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

  12. Scoped personal access tokens are now generally available

    Restrict tokens to specific API operations with specified permissions. Coming soon to compliance security profile workspaces.

  13. Git-backed app deployments are now generally available

    Deploys apps from Git repositories, allowing Git-only deployments across a workspace.

  14. Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard

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

  15. SAP semantic metadata syncs automatically into Unity Catalog

    Includes table and column comments, primary keys, and foreign keys.

  16. Workspace skills for Genie Code are now available

    Workspace admins can create shared skills for machine learning pipelines and domain-specific processes.

  17. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Dashboards show a message when rendering is delayed due to warehouse overload. Exiting fullscreen mode returns to the previous scroll position.

  18. Databricks Runtime 18: April 2, 2026

    Adds VOID column support in UDTs and 30-second socket timeout for JDBC streaming sink connections.

  19. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/02)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1.

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  21. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds column display names and programmatically starts conversations.

  22. Genie One enhancements

    It now includes Databricks Apps and Domains. The workspace navigation has been updated.

  23. Genie One enhancements

    It provides a single location to view dashboards and apps across all workspaces. Navigation between account and workspace levels is now supported.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  24. Governed tags are generally available

    Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging.

  25. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available

    Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  26. Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available in additional regions

    Available in ap-south-1 region, requires cross-geo processing.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  27. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

    Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  28. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates

    Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.

  29. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

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

  30. Agent Bricks now covers all Databricks AI capabilities

    Covers declarative agents and all other Databricks AI capabilities.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  31. ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)

    Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.

  32. Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview

    Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  33. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Clearing applied filters now happens individually and choropleth maps support ZIP code boundaries.

  34. 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.

  35. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

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

  36. Auto Loader supports automatic type widening (Public Preview)

    Requires DBR 16.4 or above, supports text and binary file formats.

  37. New fields in lineage system table entity metadata

    Includes genie_space_id and alert_id fields, populated from Genie Agents and alert queries.

  38. Supervisor Agent is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers

    Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or PCI-DSS.

  39. Type widening is now generally available

    Changes INT to BIGINT or FLOAT to DOUBLE during ingestion without rewriting data files.

  40. Dynamic parameters in the new SQL editor

    Supports named parameter markers with a Dynamic dropdown widget, populating from saved queries.

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

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

  42. Supervisor Agent supports long-running tasks

    Supports tasks that exceed 2-minute timeout, using task continuation.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)

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