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Release					Date
Lakebase Search is generally available Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Sep 18, 2026
Unity Gateway API and developer tools are generally available Requires Terraform 1.132.0, Databricks CLI v1.17.0, or later SDK versions. #Unity Gateway	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 16, 2026
Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs. #Lakebase	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 14, 2026
Unity Gateway is now generally available Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta. #Databricks AI #Unity Gateway	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
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. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	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 15, 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
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Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met. #Databricks SQL	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 14, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Mar 4, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available on Azure Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions. #Lakebase	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Mar 2, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery. #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Jan 22, 2026
New SQL editor is generally available Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration. #Databricks SQL	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 14, 2025

Lakebase Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Sep 18, 2026
Unity Gateway API and developer tools are generally available
Requires Terraform 1.132.0, Databricks CLI v1.17.0, or later SDK versions.

#Unity Gateway

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 16, 2026
Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 14, 2026
Unity Gateway is now generally available
Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.

#Databricks AI #Unity Gateway

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
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.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available
Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

#Databricks SQL

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 14, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile
Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Mar 4, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available on Azure
Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.

#Lakebase

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Mar 2, 2026
Lakebase is now generally available
Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery.

#Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jan 22, 2026
New SQL editor is generally available
Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 14, 2025

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