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  1. OpenSharing SecureConnect is now generally available for providers on Google Cloud

    Replaces allowlisting each recipient in storage networking rules, works behind a firewall or private endpoint.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  2. Inbound Private Service Connect for performance-intensive services (Beta)

    Enables private connectivity to services like Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling on Google Cloud.

    #Networking#Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  3. Serverless outbound Private Service Connect to customer-managed resources (Public Preview)

    Keeps traffic off the public internet, adding network-layer defense against data exfiltration through customer-managed Google Cloud service attachment.

    #Networking#Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  4. Create a least-privilege Databricks workspace

    Grants Databricks a narrow set of custom IAM roles instead of broad permissions on Google Cloud.

    #Security#Workspace
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  5. Meta Llama 4 Maverick is retired

    Replaced by OpenAI GPT OSS 120B, no longer on Google Cloud.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  6. Classic workspace creation with a Databricks-managed VPC will soon be deprecated Coming soon

    Replaced by customer-managed VPC for new workspaces.

    #Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
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  8. Access SecureConnect-enabled shares (Public Preview)

    Allows access to shares from behind a firewall using OpenSharing SecureConnect. Requires recipient firewall configuration.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  9. 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)
  10. 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.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  11. Serverless compute is enabled by default

    Eligible Google Cloud workspaces are affected, account admins no longer need to manually enable it.

    #Compute
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  12. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)

    Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption.

    #Security#Unity Catalog
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  13. Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available

    includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring.

    #Compliance#Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  14. Serverless egress control is now generally available

    Manages outbound connections with restricted access and FQDN filtering.

    #Networking#Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  15. Automatically provision users (JIT) GA

    Creates accounts during SSO login if none exist. Requires single sign-on setup.

    #Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  16. New GCP regions support serverless compute

    Available in me-central1 and southamerica-east1 regions.

    #Serverless
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  17. Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan

    Genie Agents in asia-northeast1 use locally hosted models, eliminating cross-Geo processing.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  18. Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions

    Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.

    #Serverless
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  19. New region: me-central2 (Dammam, Saudi Arabia)

    Available on GCP, requires no setup changes for existing accounts.

    #Regions
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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  21. GCP Private Service Connect generally available

    No account team request needed to enable.

    #Networking#Security
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  22. Serverless workspaces are now available (Public Preview)

    Comes pre-configured with serverless compute and default storage.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)

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