Databricks releases, every cloud
- Databricks Apps is now on by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Requires compliance security profile.
- Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry.
- Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL.
- Databricks connector for Power Platform is generally available
Connects Databricks to Power Platform services like Power BI and Power Apps. Requires Databricks account and Power Platform license.
- Use OAuth to authenticate Databricks connections in Power Platform
Replaces personal access tokens, requires setup in Power Platform.
- Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)
Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview
Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Power BI connections will transition to ADBC Coming soon
Replaces ODBC, requires manual update for existing connections.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Updated UI navigation for Databricks Apps
Streamlines app editing and deployment workflows, accessible from the app switcher.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Git-backed app deployments are now generally available
Deploys apps from Git repositories, allowing Git-only deployments across a workspace.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Apps supports uv for Python dependency management
Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources
Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Apps compute sizing support for compliance security profile standards
Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile enabled, supporting all Databricks compliance standards.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - New resources for Databricks Apps
Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Apps telemetry (Beta)
Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta)
Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace.
- Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported.
- Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available
Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes.
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- New resource types for Databricks Apps
Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources.
- Configure compute size for Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Controls CPU, memory, and cost based on workload requirements.
- Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)
Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.
- Databricks Connector for Google Sheets offers additional features (Public Preview)
Saves queries within a Google Sheet spreadsheet for easy data refresh and reuse.
- Power BI Databricks connector supports M2M OAuth
Replaces personal access tokens for service principals with Client credentials authentication.
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