Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Admins can now manage a workspace's serverless base environments (Public Preview)

   Defines custom environment specs for serverless notebooks, allows setting a default for new notebooks.

   #Notebooks#Serverless
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025
2. Lakebase synced tables supports syncing Apache Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode

   Syncs Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode, requiring a supported Databricks runtime.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025
3. Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview)

   Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 25, 2025
4. Data type mapping update for Lakebase synced tables

   Newly created synced tables map TIMESTAMP to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE. Existing tables still use TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 25, 2025
5. Declarative Automation Bundles support for Lakebase database resources

   Defines Lakebase database catalogs, instances, and synced tables for one-command deployment. Starts instances immediately upon bundle deployment.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 21, 2025
6. Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default

   No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 11, 2025
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8. Databricks Terraform provider supports Lakebase resources

   Creates database catalogs, instances, and synced tables with infrastructure as code.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jul 31, 2025
9. Synced tables are now metered and billed

   Metering is automatic, usage is tracked in system.billing.usage.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jul 31, 2025

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