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Release					Date
Git Folder Serverless is in Beta Shares serverless compute and pyproject.toml environment across notebooks and files. #Compute #Git Folders	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 2, 2026
Alert system tables are in Public Preview Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring. #Databricks SQL #System tables & audit logs	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 10, 2026
Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 15, 2026
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview) Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions. #Databricks AI #Unity Catalog	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
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings. #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 30, 2026
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant. #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 26, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration. #Databricks AI	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 17, 2026
UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables. #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 5, 2026
Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview) Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables. #Compute #Platform	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 21, 2026
5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview) Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page. #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	Apr 28, 2026
ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview) Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document. #Databricks AI	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 27, 2026
Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 17, 2026
Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Jan 27, 2026
Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version. #Data Warehousing #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 14, 2025
Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview) Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL. #Databricks SQL #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 13, 2025
AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security. #Databricks AI	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 2, 2025
Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override. #Databricks SQL	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 28, 2025
External MCP servers are in Beta Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers. #Databricks AI	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 28, 2025
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Metric views are in Public Preview Requires a SQL warehouse on the 2025.16 Preview channel. Abstracts complex business logic into a centralized definition. #AI/BI #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	May 29, 2025
New alert version in Beta Simplifies creating and managing alerts with a single interface, can be used alongside legacy alerts. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	May 22, 2025
CAN VIEW permission for SQL warehouses is in Public Preview Allows monitoring of SQL warehouses, including query history and profiles, without allowing query execution. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Apr 3, 2025

Git Folder Serverless is in Beta
Shares serverless compute and pyproject.toml environment across notebooks and files.

#Compute #Git Folders

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 2, 2026
Alert system tables are in Public Preview
Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.

#Databricks SQL #System tables & audit logs

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 10, 2026
Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview
Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 15, 2026
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)
Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.

#Databricks AI #Unity Catalog

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
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta
Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

#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 30, 2026
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview
binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

#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 26, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta
Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview
Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

#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 5, 2026
Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview)
Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables.

#Compute #Platform

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 21, 2026
5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)
Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

#Databricks SQL

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
ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)
Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 27, 2026
Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 17, 2026
Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview
Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 27, 2026
Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.

#Data Warehousing #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 14, 2025
Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.

#Databricks SQL #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 13, 2025
AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview
Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 2, 2025
Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta
Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025
External MCP servers are in Beta
Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025
Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
Metric views are in Public Preview
Requires a SQL warehouse on the 2025.16 Preview channel. Abstracts complex business logic into a centralized definition.

#AI/BI #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) May 29, 2025
New alert version in Beta
Simplifies creating and managing alerts with a single interface, can be used alongside legacy alerts.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) May 22, 2025
CAN VIEW permission for SQL warehouses is in Public Preview
Allows monitoring of SQL warehouses, including query history and profiles, without allowing query execution.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Apr 3, 2025

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