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  1. Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI

    Settings API still allows enable or disable until November 1, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Tags page in Governance Hub (Beta)

    Provides a centralized view of tag usage, summarizes governed tags, and offers recommendations for invalid values. Requires account admins to enable from Previews page.

  4. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens are now generally available

    Sends emails to workspace admins 7 days before token expiration for used tokens with lifetime over 7 days. No configuration is required.

  5. Governance Hub is in Beta

    Enables monitoring of data health and AI usage, requires account admin enablement from Previews page.

  6. Databricks connector for Power Platform is generally available

    Connects Databricks to Power Platform services like Power BI and Power Apps. Requires Databricks account and Power Platform license.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Legacy compute_preview system schema deprecated

    Replaced by system.compute schema.

  9. Use OAuth to authenticate Databricks connections in Power Platform

    Replaces personal access tokens, requires setup in Power Platform.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  10. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens (Beta)

    Sends emails to workspace admins when tokens expire in 7 days, requiring no configuration.

  11. Managed disaster recovery is now in Public Preview

    Replicates metadata, table data, and workspace assets to a secondary region. Requires account team enablement.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  12. Mission Critical add-on is now in Public Preview

    Unlocks managed disaster recovery and ESC for a single compute rate, enabled per workspace.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  13. Configure an additional recipient for workspace operational emails

    Receives operational updates like breaking changes and incident communications, use a distribution-list alias for multiple people.

  14. Power BI connections will transition to ADBC Coming soon

    Replaces ODBC, requires manual update for existing connections.

  15. Updated AWS tag character restrictions

    Tag keys and values now cannot contain spaces or /. Tag keys also cannot be just . , .. , or _index.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  16. Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)

    Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.

  17. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets offers additional features (Public Preview)

    Saves queries within a Google Sheet spreadsheet for easy data refresh and reuse.

  18. Power BI Databricks connector supports M2M OAuth

    Replaces personal access tokens for service principals with Client credentials authentication.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)

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