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  1. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

  2. Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  3. Full page Genie Code (Beta)

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

  4. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

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

  5. 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.

  6. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

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

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

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

  9. 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.

  10. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

    Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

  11. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports nesting supervisor agents as subagent tools

    Enables nested multi-agent orchestration by adding Supervisor Agents as subagent tools.

  12. Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards

    Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  13. Google Gemini 3.5 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  14. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools

    Adds Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.

  15. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports vector search indexes as subagent tools

    Adds support for vector search indexes as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.

  16. Share Genie Code chat threads

    Recipients get read-only access, can be users, groups, or service principals.

  17. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

  18. View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets

    Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.

  19. 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.

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  21. 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)
  22. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

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

  23. 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.

  24. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

  25. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

  26. Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  27. Manage Supervisor Agent programmatically with the Databricks SDK (Beta)

    Creates and manages Supervisor Agent and tools via Python SDK. Requires Databricks SDK for Python.

  28. OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  29. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  30. CPU_MEDIUM and CPU_LARGE workload types for Model Serving (Beta)

    Trade concurrency for more memory per worker on same CPU hardware, for models needing more memory than standard CPU workload.

  31. ai_parse_document is now generally available

    Parses structured content from unstructured documents, limited to 500 pages and 100 MB.

  32. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token queries.

  33. AI Gateway now governs MCP servers (Beta)

    Enforces access control and monitors usage across MCP interactions, replacing prior governance methods.

  34. Connect Lovable apps to Databricks

    Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  35. 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.

  36. ai_prep_search (Beta)

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

  37. Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP

    Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  38. 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)
  39. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates

    Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.

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

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

  41. ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)

    Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.

  42. 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.

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