Databricks releases, every cloud

1. 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
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. 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. 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
5. 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
6. 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
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8. 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
9. 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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