Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Variant shredding will soon be enabled by default on new Variant tables Coming soon

   Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Breaks compatibility with Databricks Runtime 15.4.

   #Databricks SQL#Delta Lake#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 22, 2026
2. Genie Code scheduled tasks will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

   Replaces manual runs of recurring analysis tasks. Available in October 2026.

   #Genie Code#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 1, 2026
3. Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

   Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.

   #Databricks SQL#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 9, 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

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