Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces

   Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 5, 2026
2. Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

   Enables shared compute for groups with compliance security profile, supporting Databricks Runtime for ML and RDD APIs.

   #Compute#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 24, 2026
3. Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects

   Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.

   #Lakebase#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 21, 2026
4. New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default

   New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 13, 2026
5. New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default

   Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 12, 2026

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