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- 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.
- Inbound Private Service Connect for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Enables private connectivity to services like Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling on Google Cloud.
- Cross-workspace access for serverless (Beta)
Controls serverless network traffic between workspaces with ingress and egress rules.
- Serverless outbound Private Service Connect to customer-managed resources (Public Preview)
Keeps traffic off the public internet, adding network-layer defense against data exfiltration through customer-managed Google Cloud service attachment.
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- Organize your work with spaces
Preserves open tabs for specific folders or projects.
- Create a least-privilege Databricks workspace
Grants Databricks a narrow set of custom IAM roles instead of broad permissions on Google Cloud.
- Context-based ingress control for workspaces public access is now generally available
Uses allow and deny rules to control access based on identities, network sources, and request types.
- Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta)
Supports Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform, with automatic IP list updates.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Block specific internet destinations in network policies (Public Preview)
Blocks destinations regardless of network access mode, enforced through REST API.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - 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) - Connect Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel
Uses proxy VMs in AWS, replacing inbound firewall access.
- 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.
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- 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) - Serverless egress control is now generally available
Manages outbound connections with restricted access and FQDN filtering.
- 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.
- View and restore your recent workspace tab sessions
Restores up to 10 recent sessions.
- Serverless workspaces are now generally available
Come pre-configured with serverless compute and default storage.
- Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available
Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes.
- 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.
- GCP Private Service Connect generally available
No account team request needed to enable.
- Updates for customer-managed VPC workspaces (Public Preview)
Adds Private Service Connect conversion and network config changes.
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