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1. Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon

   Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.

   #API#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 9, 2026
2. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

   Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

   #API
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 24, 2026
3. File events enabled by default on new external locations

   Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation.

   #Auto Loader#Lakeflow#Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 12, 2026
4. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events

   Requires file events enabled on external locations. Replaces directory listing for efficiency.

   #Auto Loader#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 10, 2025
5. SFTP connector (Public Preview)

   Extends Auto Loader to ingest files from SFTP servers.

   #Auto Loader#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 13, 2025
6. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)

   Requires file events enabled on external locations.

   #Auto Loader#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 16, 2025
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