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- Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout
Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- New Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features
New accounts use Unity Catalog, lack DBFS root access. Applies to accounts created after December 18, 2025.
- Disable legacy features settings are now GA
Disables access to DBFS, Hive Metastore, and shared compute in new workspaces.
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