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- Identity attributes (Beta)
Stores 9 IdP-sourced attributes for Unity Catalog ABAC policies, provisioned via SCIM 2.1.
- SendGrid connector (Beta)
Ingests SendGrid subuser directory and IP access activity using a parent-account API key.
- Smart Routing: Cut AI costs by routing each task to the right model
Works with Claude Code and Codex via Unity Gateway CLI or Omnigent. Cuts task cost by over 30%.
- Tags page in Governance Hub (Beta)
Provides a centralized view of tag usage, summarizes governed tags, and offers recommendations for invalid values. Requires account admins to enable from Previews page.
- Amplitude connector (Beta)
Ingests product analytics event data with metadata from Amplitude.
- Define business concepts with Pages (Beta)
Gives business terms a single governed definition, part of Unity Catalog semantics.
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- Glean connector in Lakeflow Connect (Beta)
Ingests company-wide usage insights using a Glean Client API token.
- ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.
- REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls.
- Notion connector (Beta)
Ingests Notion pages, databases, and users into Databricks.
- Orchestrate continuous pipelines with continuous jobs
Determines execution mode, allows serverless Standard performance mode. Replaces pipeline's built-in continuous setting.
- READ METADATA privilege is GA
Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies.
- ai_search function (Beta)
Retrieves info from AI Search indexes, generating optimized queries and returning relevant documents.
- Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.
- Tag automations (Beta)
Assigns or removes governed tags on Unity Catalog tables or volumes based on defined conditions.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Supports rich text formatting in widget titles and descriptions. Adds run history for schedules.
- Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)
Requires reauthentication to continue using with Genie One and Genie Code.
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- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Returns markdown tables, shows longer agent descriptions, and adds comment functionality.
- Genie One enhancements
Uploads PDF files alongside CSV and Excel. Parses PDFs asynchronously.
- Moonshot AI Kimi K3 is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Supports native vision.
- Unity Gateway API: Manage resources with SDKs, the CLI, and Terraform
Manages endpoints, model providers, and MCP servers. Requires SDKs 0.125.0 and later or CLI v1.11.0 and later.
- Genie One is now available in Google Sheets
Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.
- Genie One is now available in Microsoft Excel
Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.
- REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, doesn't require change data capture feed or primary key.
- Search and replace text across files
Works in Databricks Git folders or Declarative Automation Bundles projects from the Search pane.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (08/04)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.
- Format AI/BI dashboard widget titles and descriptions with rich text
Supports text styling, links, and tables via toolbar or markdown.
- Google Drive connector (GA)
Supports fully managed and custom ingestion pipelines with Spark and SQL APIs.
- NetSuite connector (GA)
Ingests ERP and financial data from Oracle NetSuite into Databricks.
- PagerDuty connector (Beta)
Ingests incident, on-call, service, and audit data from PagerDuty into Databricks.
- SharePoint connector (GA)
Includes managed and standard connectors for ingestion pipelines.
- Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL
Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.
- Filter updates for the Databricks Excel Add-in
Supports cascading filters and case-insensitive string matching, replaces LIKE and IN filters.
- Genie One and Genie Agents free usage extended through January 31, 2027
Budget controls are waived, service principals are billed.
- Organize your work with spaces
Preserves open tabs for specific folders or projects.
- Refresh materialized views and streaming tables without exempting the pipeline owner from ABAC policies
Pipeline owners are now subject to ABAC policies when refreshing views and tables. Policies are evaluated using the pipeline owner's identity.
- Secrets in Unity Catalog is GA
Stores secrets as securable objects with Unity Catalog privileges. Uses catalog.schema.secret namespace.
- OpenAI connector (Beta)
Uses OpenAI Organization Admin API to ingest admin data, authenticates with OpenAI Admin API key.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Genie Code now creates dashboard relationships from imported BI files and supports full undo and redo.
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