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Release					Date
Automated setup for S3 external locations Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources. #Storage #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 22, 2026
Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 1, 2026
Automatic identity management Syncs users and groups from identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Okta. #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 5, 2026
Azure UK South now has a dedicated regional control plane New workspaces require firewall allowlist entries for SCC relay tunnel and other IPs. Existing workspaces use UK West control plane unless migrated. #Networking #Security	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 1, 2026
ABAC policy functions now use snake_case naming Replaces camelCase with snake_case, old forms still work but will be deprecated. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Mar 13, 2026

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
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 1, 2026
Automatic identity management
Syncs users and groups from identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.

#Security

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 5, 2026
Azure UK South now has a dedicated regional control plane
New workspaces require firewall allowlist entries for SCC relay tunnel and other IPs. Existing workspaces use UK West control plane unless migrated.

#Networking #Security

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs May 1, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Mar 13, 2026

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