Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Automated setup for S3 external locations

   Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources.

   #Storage#Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Jul 22, 2026
2. Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer

   Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries.

   #Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 1, 2026
3. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

   Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

   #Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 20, 2026
4. Search in metric views fix

   Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

   #Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Mar 17, 2026
5. ABAC policy functions now use snake_case naming

   Replaces camelCase with snake_case, old forms still work but will be deprecated.

   #Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Mar 13, 2026

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