Databricks releases, every cloud
- Lakebase Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.
- The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables.
- The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
Connects Excel to Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables live query for pivot tables.
- AI Functions REST API is now generally available
Includes ai_parse_document, ai_extract, and ai_classify calls.
- Consumer access to query Unity Gateway services will become generally available Coming soon
Requires account admins to set budgets and rate limits beforehand to control model traffic.
- ai_extract precision mode is now generally available
Supports multi-page documents and schemas with 50+ fields.
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- Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs.
- Unity Gateway is now generally available
Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.
- Budgets are now generally available
Define spending thresholds with optional per-user overrides and actions like email alerts.
- ai_query is now generally available
Lets you query AI models from SQL or Python.
- AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available
Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - ai_classify is now generally available
Classifies text content according to custom labels with support for multi-label classification.
- ai_extract is now generally available
Extracts structured data from text and documents according to a provided schema. Supports nested objects and arrays.
- Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints is generally available
Persists OpenTelemetry logs, traces, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables.
- Foundation model Unity Catalog permissions is generally available
Requires account team enablement, controls access to system.ai schema.
- Refresh policies and EXPLAIN CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW for materialized views are now generally available
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 and above. Available in Databricks SQL.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available
Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.
- ai_parse_document is now generally available
Parses structured content from unstructured documents, limited to 500 pages and 100 MB.
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- Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile
Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs - Lakebase is now generally available on Azure
Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.
- Supervisor Agent is now Generally Available
Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.
- Lakebase is now generally available
Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery.
- Knowledge Assistant is now generally available
Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.
- OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving
Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.
- New SQL editor is generally available
Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration.
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