Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available

   Runs on serverless compute, classic compute, and SQL warehouses. Requires Databricks Runtime 18.

   #Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 28, 2026
2. 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
3. Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available

   Reuses existing JVM logic, offers better performance than Python UDFs.

   #Data Engineering
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 16, 2026
4. Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards

   Requires compliance security profile with C5, TISAX, or IRAP controls.

   #Data Classification#Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 15, 2026
5. Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

   Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.

   #Databricks SQL#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 9, 2026
6. Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available

   Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above, set delta.parquet.format.version to 2.12.0.

   #Data Engineering
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 29, 2026
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8. Data Classification is now available by default for some workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

   Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or HITRUST.

   #Data Classification#Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 23, 2026
9. Auto time-to-live for automatic row deletion is generally available

   Deletes rows from Delta Lake, Iceberg, and streaming tables based on a DATE or TIMESTAMP column.

   #Data Engineering
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 12, 2026
10. Converting a partitioned table to liquid clustering is generally available

    Uses ALTER TABLE command, requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above.

    #Data Engineering
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 12, 2026
11. External lineage is now generally available

    Registers external assets like Salesforce or MySQL sources and Tableau dashboards. Automatically records source lineage for Lakeflow Connect pipelines.

    #Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 8, 2026
12. 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
13. Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables, and Apache Iceberg v3 features are generally available

    Supports liquid clustering, predictive optimization, and materialized views. Requires Databricks Runtime or external Iceberg-compatible engines.

    #Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 21, 2026
14. 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
15. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 14, 2026
16. Catalog commits are now generally available

    Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing.

    #Delta Lake#Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 8, 2026
17. Governed tags are generally available

    Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging.

    #Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Apr 2, 2026
18. 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
19. 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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