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The READ METADATA privilege will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Grants read-only visibility into object metadata, including security-sensitive information. #Security #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	Sep 15, 2026
Secrets in Unity Catalog will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Replaces manual enablement, uses catalog.schema.secret namespace. #Security #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	Aug 24, 2026
Role-based access control (RBAC) will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Lets users assume a role with exclusive permissions, replacing accumulated permissions. #Security #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	Aug 19, 2026
Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 5, 2026
MANAGE no longer requires USE CATALOG or USE SCHEMA on the same object No longer requires USE CATALOG or USE SCHEMA on the same object, but still needs them on parent containers. #Security #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	Aug 3, 2026
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	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 15, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Request for Access will soon be enabled by default for all workspaces Coming soon Routes requests to Unity Catalog object owners via email, replacing workspace-level settings. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 14, 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
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	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	Jun 23, 2026
Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow. #Lakebase #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 21, 2026
New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 13, 2026
New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 12, 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

The READ METADATA privilege will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Grants read-only visibility into object metadata, including security-sensitive information.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 15, 2026
Secrets in Unity Catalog will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces manual enablement, uses catalog.schema.secret namespace.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 24, 2026
Role-based access control (RBAC) will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Lets users assume a role with exclusive permissions, replacing accumulated permissions.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 19, 2026
Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces
Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 5, 2026
MANAGE no longer requires USE CATALOG or USE SCHEMA on the same object
No longer requires USE CATALOG or USE SCHEMA on the same object, but still needs them on parent containers.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 15, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Request for Access will soon be enabled by default for all workspaces Coming soon
Routes requests to Unity Catalog object owners via email, replacing workspace-level settings.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 14, 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
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 23, 2026
Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects
Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.

#Lakebase #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 21, 2026
New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default
New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 13, 2026
New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default
Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 12, 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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