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Automatic change data feed will soon be available in all supported regions Coming soon Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Replaces manual change data feed setup on tables. #Delta Lake	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
Transactions are now generally available Require catalog commits enabled on participating tables. Use BEGIN ATOMIC or BEGIN TRANSACTION syntax. #Delta Lake	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 22, 2026
Variant and Variant shredding are now generally available Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3, recommended 18.1 for optimal performance. #Delta Lake	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 22, 2026
Variant will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Ingests semi-structured data from sources like Kinesis and REST APIs. Available in July 2026. #Delta Lake #Security	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 22, 2026
Automatic upgrades will roll out more features to existing tables Coming soon Adds row tracking and Checkpoint V2 to existing tables. #Delta Lake	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 13, 2026
Catalog commits are now generally available Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing. #Delta Lake #Unity Catalog	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	May 8, 2026
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Multi-table transactions are now in Public Preview Requires catalog commits on participating tables, supports Unity Catalog managed Delta tables. #Delta Lake	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 9, 2026
Zstd is now the default compression for new managed tables Replaces Snappy compression, applies to Databricks Runtime 16.0 and above. #Delta Lake	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 21, 2025

Automatic change data feed will soon be available in all supported regions Coming soon
Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Replaces manual change data feed setup on tables.

#Delta Lake

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 15, 2026
Transactions are now generally available
Require catalog commits enabled on participating tables. Use BEGIN ATOMIC or BEGIN TRANSACTION syntax.

#Delta Lake

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 22, 2026
Variant and Variant shredding are now generally available
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3, recommended 18.1 for optimal performance.

#Delta Lake

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 22, 2026
Variant will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Ingests semi-structured data from sources like Kinesis and REST APIs. Available in July 2026.

#Delta Lake #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 22, 2026
Automatic upgrades will roll out more features to existing tables Coming soon
Adds row tracking and Checkpoint V2 to existing tables.

#Delta Lake

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 13, 2026
Catalog commits are now generally available
Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing.

#Delta Lake #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 8, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Multi-table transactions are now in Public Preview
Requires catalog commits on participating tables, supports Unity Catalog managed Delta tables.

#Delta Lake

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 9, 2026
Zstd is now the default compression for new managed tables
Replaces Snappy compression, applies to Databricks Runtime 16.0 and above.

#Delta Lake

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 21, 2025

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