Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Excel file format support is now available by default

   Supports .xls, .xlsx, and .xlsm files without external libraries.

   #Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 7, 2026
2. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

   Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

   #Admin#Serverless
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 27, 2026
3. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

   Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

   #Notebooks#Serverless
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 7, 2026
4. Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile

   Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Mar 4, 2026
5. Lakebase is now generally available on Azure

   Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.

   #Lakebase
   AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Mar 2, 2026

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