Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

   Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

   #Documentation#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 9, 2026
2. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

   Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

   #Admin#Serverless
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 27, 2026
3. Workspace base environments are now generally available

   Lets workspace admins create pre-built environments for serverless notebooks, enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces.

   #Admin#Serverless
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 2026
4. 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
5. New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features

   Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively.

   #Admin#Unity Catalog
   AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Dec 19, 2025
6. Disable legacy features settings are now GA

   Disables access to DBFS, Hive Metastore, and shared compute in new workspaces.

   #Admin
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 11, 2025
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