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Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available Coming soon Replaces full snapshot default, improving performance and reducing cost. #Lakeflow	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 8, 2026
Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest is now generally available Replaces JSON and Avro formats, requires Lakeflow Connect. #Lakeflow	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 1, 2026
Automatic change data feed is now generally available Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster. #Databricks Runtime	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 1, 2026
ABAC GRANT policies are generally available for models and services Replaces individual privilege grants with governed tag matching. #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 31, 2026
Zerobus Ingest into streaming tables is now generally available Works like writing to a managed Delta table with same limits and quotas. #Lakeflow	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 26, 2026
Salesforce connector mTLS authentication is now generally available Replaces OAuth client credentials flow for API-only users, requires client certificates. #Lakeflow	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 20, 2026
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Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available Requires account and workspace admin setup. Enables exclusive access to sensitive data. #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
JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions. #Lakeflow #Serverless	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 6, 2026
Schema-level HTTP connections in Unity Catalog are now generally available Creates connections inside a schema, inheriting its privileges, instead of only at metastore level. #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 4, 2026
Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available Runs on serverless compute, classic compute, and SQL warehouses. Requires Databricks Runtime 18. #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 28, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0. #Databricks Runtime	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 23, 2026
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now generally available Stores traces in OpenTelemetry format with unlimited storage and SQL query access. #MLflow #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 16, 2026
REPLACE WHERE flows are now generally available Replaces full table reprocessing with row-level updates based on a predicate. #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	Jul 7, 2026
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available Works like a SQL WHERE clause, applies to initial and incremental updates. #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	Jul 2, 2026
SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state for downstream tasks. #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	Jun 29, 2026
OneLake catalog federation is generally available Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage. #Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 17, 2026
The update_flow API for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow is generally available Writes to a sink in update output mode, emitting only changed rows. Supports stateful aggregations without a watermark. #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	Jun 9, 2026
External lineage is now generally available Registers external assets like Salesforce or MySQL sources and Tableau dashboards. Automatically records source lineage for Lakeflow Connect pipelines. #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 8, 2026
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Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect are now generally available Ingests data from databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL without CDC configuration. #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	May 29, 2026
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. #Databricks SQL #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	May 27, 2026
Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables, and Apache Iceberg v3 features are generally available Supports liquid clustering, predictive optimization, and materialized views. Requires Databricks Runtime or external Iceberg-compatible engines. #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	May 21, 2026
Unified runs list is generally available Replaces separate job and pipeline run lists, adds filtering and error code visualization. #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	May 18, 2026
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow sinks are now generally available Supports writing to Delta tables, Kafka topics, and Azure Event Hubs. #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	May 15, 2026
Catalog commits are now generally available Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing. #Delta Lake #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	May 8, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML. #Databricks Runtime	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 4, 2026
Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines. #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	May 4, 2026
Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later. #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 30, 2026
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is now generally available Uses governed tags to enforce row filter and column mask policies. Replaces per-table configuration with automatic application at catalog, schema, or table level. #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	Apr 28, 2026
Databricks Data Classification is now GA Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI. #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	Not on SAP	Apr 20, 2026
Altering a catalog or schema's managed storage location is now GA Modifies default cloud storage location for new managed tables and volumes. #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	Apr 17, 2026
Governed tags are generally available Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging. #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	Apr 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage. #Security #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 1, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3. #Databricks Runtime	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 11, 2026
COMMENT ON streaming tables is now GA Adds comments to streaming tables, previously only available for non-streaming tables. #Lakeflow	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 23, 2026
Applying filters, masks, tags, and comments to pipeline-created datasets is now GA Modifies ETL and ingestion pipelines using CREATE, ALTER, or Lakeflow UI. Applies to Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow and Lakeflow Connect. #Lakeflow	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 5, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.0 is now GA Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3. #Databricks Runtime	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Jan 15, 2026
Updated Lakeflow Jobs UI is generally available Simplifies job creation and editing, see Lakeflow Jobs for details. #Lakeflow	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Dec 18, 2025
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow stream progress metrics are generally available Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics. #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 25, 2025
Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS is now GA Replaces 7.3 LTS, requires Databricks account. #Databricks Runtime	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 22, 2025
Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow pipelines from legacy publishing mode is generally available Replaces legacy mode that only published to a single catalog and schema. Now supports multiple catalogs and schemas. #Lakeflow	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 24, 2025

Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available Coming soon
Replaces full snapshot default, improving performance and reducing cost.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 8, 2026
Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest is now generally available
Replaces JSON and Avro formats, requires Lakeflow Connect.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 1, 2026
Automatic change data feed is now generally available
Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 1, 2026
ABAC GRANT policies are generally available for models and services
Replaces individual privilege grants with governed tag matching.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 31, 2026
Zerobus Ingest into streaming tables is now generally available
Works like writing to a managed Delta table with same limits and quotas.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 26, 2026
Salesforce connector mTLS authentication is now generally available
Replaces OAuth client credentials flow for API-only users, requires client certificates.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 20, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available
Requires account and workspace admin setup. Enables exclusive access to sensitive data.

#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
JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available
Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions.

#Lakeflow #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 6, 2026
Schema-level HTTP connections in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Creates connections inside a schema, inheriting its privileges, instead of only at metastore level.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Runs on serverless compute, classic compute, and SQL warehouses. Requires Databricks Runtime 18.

#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 28, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available
Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 23, 2026
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now generally available
Stores traces in OpenTelemetry format with unlimited storage and SQL query access.

#MLflow #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 16, 2026
REPLACE WHERE flows are now generally available
Replaces full table reprocessing with row-level updates based on a predicate.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 7, 2026
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available
Works like a SQL WHERE clause, applies to initial and incremental updates.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 2, 2026
SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available
Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state for downstream tasks.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
OneLake catalog federation is generally available
Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage.

#Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
The update_flow API for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow is generally available
Writes to a sink in update output mode, emitting only changed rows. Supports stateful aggregations without a watermark.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 9, 2026
External lineage is now generally available
Registers external assets like Salesforce or MySQL sources and Tableau dashboards. Automatically records source lineage for Lakeflow Connect pipelines.

#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 8, 2026
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Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect are now generally available
Ingests data from databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL without CDC configuration.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 29, 2026
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.

#Databricks SQL #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 27, 2026
Unity Catalog managed Apache Iceberg tables, foreign Apache Iceberg tables, and Apache Iceberg v3 features are generally available
Supports liquid clustering, predictive optimization, and materialized views. Requires Databricks Runtime or external Iceberg-compatible engines.

#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 May 21, 2026
Unified runs list is generally available
Replaces separate job and pipeline run lists, adds filtering and error code visualization.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 18, 2026
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow sinks are now generally available
Supports writing to Delta tables, Kafka topics, and Azure Event Hubs.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 15, 2026
Catalog commits are now generally available
Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing.

#Delta Lake #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 May 8, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA
Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 4, 2026
Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available
Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 4, 2026
Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA
Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 30, 2026
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is now generally available
Uses governed tags to enforce row filter and column mask policies. Replaces per-table configuration with automatic application at catalog, schema, or table level.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026
Databricks Data Classification is now GA
Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 20, 2026
Altering a catalog or schema's managed storage location is now GA
Modifies default cloud storage location for new managed tables and volumes.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 17, 2026
Governed tags are generally available
Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging.

#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 Apr 2, 2026
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available
Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 1, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA
Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 11, 2026
COMMENT ON streaming tables is now GA
Adds comments to streaming tables, previously only available for non-streaming tables.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 23, 2026
Applying filters, masks, tags, and comments to pipeline-created datasets is now GA
Modifies ETL and ingestion pipelines using CREATE, ALTER, or Lakeflow UI. Applies to Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow and Lakeflow Connect.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 5, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.0 is now GA
Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 15, 2026
Updated Lakeflow Jobs UI is generally available
Simplifies job creation and editing, see Lakeflow Jobs for details.

#Lakeflow

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Dec 18, 2025
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow stream progress metrics are generally available
Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 25, 2025
Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS is now GA
Replaces 7.3 LTS, requires Databricks account.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 22, 2025
Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow pipelines from legacy publishing mode is generally available
Replaces legacy mode that only published to a single catalog and schema. Now supports multiple catalogs and schemas.

#Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 24, 2025

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