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Release					Date
Variant shredding will soon be enabled by default on new Variant tables Coming soon Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Breaks compatibility with Databricks Runtime 15.4. #Databricks SQL #Delta Lake #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 22, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 9, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 8, 2026
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	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 9, 2026
File events enabled by default on new external locations Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation. #Auto Loader #Lakeflow #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 12, 2026

Variant shredding will soon be enabled by default on new Variant tables Coming soon
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Breaks compatibility with Databricks Runtime 15.4.

#Databricks SQL #Delta Lake #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 22, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 9, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 8, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 9, 2026
File events enabled by default on new external locations
Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation.

#Auto Loader #Lakeflow #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 12, 2026

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