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- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Converts SQL datasets to local metric views and adds parameter support to Genie Code.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
PDF upload limit increased to 100 pages, and agents now only use attached sources.
- Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 is scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Kimi K3, retiring October 30, 2026.
- Skills in Genie One support multiple files and folders
Includes up to 3 folders deep and 50 files or folders per skill, limited to text files.
- Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards
Enabled by default for workspaces with compliance security profile. Supports all Databricks compliance standards.
- Account-only user access to Genie One (Beta)
Eligible users are enrolled automatically, governed by Unity Catalog permissions.
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- Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon
Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026.
- JAR tasks on serverless compute will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces cluster provisioning, available in Lakeflow Jobs.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway
Supports text and image inputs, accessible via Foundation Model APIs.
- Session restore for serverless jobs is in Public Preview
Restores Python variables and Spark session into a new notebook for debugging or exploration, requires eligible serverless compute job runs.
- Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API
Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.
- Dashboard enhancements
Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.
- Databricks-provided MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code are generally available
Supports Google Drive, Gmail, and other tools, governed by Unity Catalog and Unity Gateway.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Now supports up to 50 data sources and 200,000 conversations per agent.
- Genie One enhancements
Genie Code skills are on by default, can be customized. Supports PowerPoint uploads and backend steering.
- Maintenance windows for continuous pipelines
Sets daily 1-hour window for platform updates. Configured via Jobs UI, Pipelines UI, or Jobs REST API.
- Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)
Creates tables that Lakeflow manages, replacing manual table creation, and supports migrating existing Structured Streaming workloads.
- Anaplan connector (Beta)
Ingests Anaplan audit trail events and user account records into Databricks.
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- Anysphere Organization connector (Beta)
Ingests organization members and groups into Databricks via Anysphere Admin API. Requires API key authentication.
- Celigo connector (Beta)
Ingests Celigo audit log events into Databricks using an API token.
- Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available Coming soon
Replaces full snapshot default, improving performance and reducing cost.
- Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI
Settings API still allows enable or disable until November 1, 2026.
- See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.
- The partner-powered AI features setting will be removed Coming soon
Settings will remain as is, but changes will require contacting the account team after removal.
- Zerobus Ingest into default storage is now in Public Preview
Supports tables backed by default storage, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.
- OpenAI GPT-6 Astra is now available on Unity Gateway
Available for enterprise workloads via pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Embedded dashboards now have filter APIs, and ranked table calculations are imported from Power BI and Tableau.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Adds SQL function descriptions and upgraded chat-mode models.
- Genie One enhancements
Hides Ask Genie button in unsupported embedded dashboards, adds push notifications for scheduled tasks to iOS devices.
- Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Searches public web for current info, citing sources as links.
- AI Search supports struct and map columns and filter-only queries
Supports indexing and filtering of struct and map columns, and filter-only queries without vector retrieval.
- Google Gemini 3.8 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest is now generally available
Replaces JSON and Avro formats, requires Lakeflow Connect.
- Pipeline events system table is in Beta
Records Lakeflow pipeline event logs, capturing lifecycle transitions and errors, for querying and building alerts.
- ai_transcribe function (Beta)
Transcribes audio files into text with optional speaker diarization. Returns VARIANT value.
- Zhipu AI GLM 5.3 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Supports up to 1,048,576 tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs.
- Unity Catalog Skills (Beta)
Publishes and governs agent skills, controlling access with Unity Catalog permissions.
- AI Functions REST API is now generally available
Includes ai_parse_document, ai_extract, and ai_classify calls.
- Atlassian Audit Logs connector (Beta)
Ingests Atlassian organization audit log events using an API key.
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