Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI

   Settings API still allows enable or disable until November 1, 2026.

   #Administration#Databricks AI
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 8, 2026
2. 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
3. Upcoming behavior change: Choose entitlements when adding principals to workspaces Coming soon

   Grants entitlements explicitly when adding principals, replacing inheritance from users system group.

   #Identity#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 8, 2026
4. Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon

   Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.

   #API#Lakeflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 9, 2026

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