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  1. HITRUST and IRAP compliance controls are now generally available

    Available through compliance security profile, required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  2. ABAC GRANT policies are generally available for models and services

    Replaces individual privilege grants with governed tag matching.

  3. 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.

  4. Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available

    Requires account and workspace admin setup. Enables exclusive access to sensitive data.

  5. 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.

  6. Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available

    Runs on serverless compute, classic compute, and SQL warehouses. Requires Databricks Runtime 18.

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  8. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens are now generally available

    Sends emails to workspace admins 7 days before token expiration for used tokens with lifetime over 7 days. No configuration is required.

  9. Context-based ingress control for workspaces public access is now generally available

    Uses allow and deny rules to control access based on identities, network sources, and request types.

  10. MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now generally available

    Stores traces in OpenTelemetry format with unlimited storage and SQL query access.

  11. OneLake catalog federation is generally available

    Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage.

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

  13. 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.

  14. Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services is now generally available

    Supports Lakebase Autoscaling and Zerobus Ingest.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  15. 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.

  16. Automatic identity management with Microsoft Entra ID is now GA

    Replaces SCIM provisioning, syncs users and groups from Microsoft Entra ID.

  17. 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.

  18. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

  19. Catalog commits are now generally available

    Enables multi-statement transactions on Unity Catalog managed Delta tables, supported by products like MLflow and Delta Sharing.

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  21. 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.

  22. Databricks Data Classification is now GA

    Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI.

  23. Altering a catalog or schema's managed storage location is now GA

    Modifies default cloud storage location for new managed tables and volumes.

  24. C5, TISAX, and K-FSI compliance controls are now generally available

    Available on Azure, providing enhancements for workspace compliance requirements.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  25. Scoped personal access tokens are now generally available

    Restrict tokens to specific API operations with specified permissions. Coming soon to compliance security profile workspaces.

  26. Governed tags are generally available

    Allow administrators to define controlled tags for Unity Catalog and workspace objects, enforcing consistent metadata tagging.

  27. Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog are generally available

    Encrypts data in Unity Catalog catalogs using cloud KMS keys. Requires default storage.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  28. Update workspace network configuration to VNet injection is now GA

    Migrates from Databricks-managed VNet to customer-owned VNet.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  29. Azure virtual network service endpoint policies are now generally available

    Apply to classic compute for outbound storage access filtering. Requires configuration.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  30. Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available

    includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  31. Serverless egress control is now generally available

    Manages outbound connections with restricted access and FQDN filtering.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  32. GCP Private Service Connect generally available

    No account team request needed to enable.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  33. 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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