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Lakebase Search is generally available Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Sep 18, 2026
Lakebase snapshots API (Beta) Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 15, 2026
Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast) Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup. #Lakebase	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Sep 3, 2026
Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 24, 2026
Postgres minor version updates Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 24, 2026
Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure. #Lakebase	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 21, 2026
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Lakebase available in four new Azure regions Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions. #Lakebase	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 18, 2026
Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 14, 2026
Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 10, 2026
Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 5, 2026
Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 3, 2026
Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jul 24, 2026
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available Reuses existing JVM logic, offers better performance than Python UDFs. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 16, 2026
Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA) Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jul 15, 2026
Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jul 14, 2026
Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 10, 2026
Object metadata column is now in Public Preview Exposes object properties like MIME type and tags, available in Databricks Runtime 18.1. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 8, 2026
MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 1, 2026
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Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above, set delta.parquet.format.version to 2.12.0. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 29, 2026
Lakebase now supports Postgres 18 Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 18, 2026
Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta) Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 16, 2026
AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 15, 2026
Auto time-to-live for automatic row deletion is generally available Deletes rows from Delta Lake, Iceberg, and streaming tables based on a DATE or TIMESTAMP column. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 12, 2026
Converting a partitioned table to liquid clustering is generally available Uses ALTER TABLE command, requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 12, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta) Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 10, 2026
Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 1, 2026
Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow. #Lakebase #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 21, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects. #Lakebase #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 20, 2026
Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB) Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 20, 2026
Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 15, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 13, 2026
Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 12, 2026
Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 1, 2026
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 28, 2026
Lakebase: Customer-managed keys Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 14, 2026
SQL alert task for jobs (Beta) Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications. #Data Engineering #Data Warehousing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 19, 2026
Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup. #Databricks Apps #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 16, 2026
Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects. #Lakebase	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 12, 2026
New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 12, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Mar 4, 2026

Lakebase Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Sep 18, 2026
Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 15, 2026
Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.

#Lakebase

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Sep 3, 2026
Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI
Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 24, 2026
Postgres minor version updates
Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 24, 2026
Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure
Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure.

#Lakebase

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 21, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Lakebase available in four new Azure regions
Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions.

#Lakebase

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 18, 2026
Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 14, 2026
Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 10, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 5, 2026
Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta
Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jul 24, 2026
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Reuses existing JVM logic, offers better performance than Python UDFs.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 16, 2026
Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)
Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jul 15, 2026
Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jul 14, 2026
Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance
Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 10, 2026
Object metadata column is now in Public Preview
Exposes object properties like MIME type and tags, available in Databricks Runtime 18.1.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta
Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 2026
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Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above, set delta.parquet.format.version to 2.12.0.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 29, 2026
Lakebase now supports Postgres 18
Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 18, 2026
Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta)
Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 16, 2026
AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available
Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Auto time-to-live for automatic row deletion is generally available
Deletes rows from Delta Lake, Iceberg, and streaming tables based on a DATE or TIMESTAMP column.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 12, 2026
Converting a partitioned table to liquid clustering is generally available
Uses ALTER TABLE command, requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 12, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta)
Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed
Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 1, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 21, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions
Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects.

#Lakebase #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB)
Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days
Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 15, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 13, 2026
Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview
Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 12, 2026
Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon
Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 1, 2026
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days
Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026
Lakebase: Customer-managed keys
Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 14, 2026
SQL alert task for jobs (Beta)
Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications.

#Data Engineering #Data Warehousing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 19, 2026
Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources
Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

#Databricks Apps #Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 16, 2026
Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags
Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects.

#Lakebase

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 12, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 12, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile
Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Mar 4, 2026

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