Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens are now generally available

   Sends emails to workspace admins 7 days before token expiration for used tokens with lifetime over 7 days. No configuration is required.

   #Administration#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jul 22, 2026
2. 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
3. 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
4. Legacy compute_preview system schema deprecated

   Replaced by system.compute schema.

   #Administration
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs Jun 22, 2026
5. 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
6. Configure an additional recipient for workspace operational emails

   Receives operational updates like breaking changes and incident communications, use a distribution-list alias for multiple people.

   #Administration
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs May 14, 2026
7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
8. 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

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