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Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash, retiring October 2, 2026. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 8, 2026
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview) Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions. #Databricks AI #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 8, 2026
Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 8, 2026
Budgets are now generally available Define spending thresholds with optional per-user overrides and actions like email alerts. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 6, 2026
July 6, 2026 Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions. #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 6, 2026
Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 1, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 30, 2026
Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1) Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 30, 2026
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta) Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 30, 2026
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 30, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 29, 2026
Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed Genie Code now runs exclusively in Agent mode, use prompts to disable autonomous task execution. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 29, 2026
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 26, 2026
Managed agent memory is in Beta Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 23, 2026
Lakebase now supports Postgres 18 Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 18, 2026
Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 17, 2026
Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta) Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 16, 2026
ai_query is now generally available Lets you query AI models from SQL or Python. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 15, 2026
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AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 15, 2026
Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions. #Lakebase	Not on AWS	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 15, 2026
Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints Ingests through endpoint telemetry, with configurable sampling, and requires AI Gateway setup. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 12, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools Adds Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools, allowing coordinated access. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 11, 2026
ai_classify is now generally available Classifies text content according to custom labels with support for multi-label classification. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 11, 2026
ai_extract is now generally available Extracts structured data from text and documents according to a provided schema. Supports nested objects and arrays. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 11, 2026
Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints is generally available Persists OpenTelemetry logs, traces, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 11, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta) Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 10, 2026
Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 9, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation Conceptual topics are now under Concepts. #Documentation #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 9, 2026
AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta) Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 8, 2026
Foundation model Unity Catalog permissions is generally available Requires account team enablement, controls access to system.ai schema. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 5, 2026
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. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 5, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 3, 2026
Full page Genie Code (Beta) Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 3, 2026
Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 1, 2026
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 28, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 27, 2026
Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours. #Admin #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 27, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 26, 2026
Removed legacy Assistant slash commands /settings and /rename are replaced by notebook UI settings and rename options. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 26, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 25, 2026

Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash, retiring October 2, 2026.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)
Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.

#Databricks AI #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 8, 2026
Budgets are now generally available
Define spending thresholds with optional per-user overrides and actions like email alerts.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 6, 2026
July 6, 2026
Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 6, 2026
Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 30, 2026
Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)
Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 30, 2026
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)
Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 30, 2026
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta
Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 30, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview
Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed
Genie Code now runs exclusively in Agent mode, use prompts to disable autonomous task execution.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview
binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 26, 2026
Managed agent memory is in Beta
Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 23, 2026
Lakebase now supports Postgres 18
Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 18, 2026
Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta
Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta)
Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 16, 2026
ai_query is now generally available
Lets you query AI models from SQL or Python.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 15, 2026
Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available
Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta
Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions.

#Lakebase

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints
Ingests through endpoint telemetry, with configurable sampling, and requires AI Gateway setup.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 12, 2026
Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools
Adds Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools, allowing coordinated access.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 11, 2026
ai_classify is now generally available
Classifies text content according to custom labels with support for multi-label classification.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 11, 2026
ai_extract is now generally available
Extracts structured data from text and documents according to a provided schema. Supports nested objects and arrays.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 11, 2026
Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints is generally available
Persists OpenTelemetry logs, traces, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 11, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta)
Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 9, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation
Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

#Documentation #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 9, 2026
AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta)
Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 8, 2026
Foundation model Unity Catalog permissions is generally available
Requires account team enablement, controls access to system.ai schema.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 5, 2026
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.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 5, 2026
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

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 3, 2026
Full page Genie Code (Beta)
Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 3, 2026
Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed
Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 1, 2026
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 28, 2026
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

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 27, 2026
Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout
Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

#Admin #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 27, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview
XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 26, 2026
Removed legacy Assistant slash commands
/settings and /rename are replaced by notebook UI settings and rename options.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 26, 2026
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

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 25, 2026

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