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  1. Session restore for serverless jobs is in Public Preview

    Restores Python variables and Spark session into a new notebook for debugging or exploration, requires eligible serverless compute job runs.

  2. Zerobus Ingest into default storage is now in Public Preview

    Supports tables backed by default storage, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

  3. Pipeline events system table is in Beta

    Records Lakeflow pipeline event logs, capturing lifecycle transitions and errors, for querying and building alerts.

  4. Connect to the Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams with your workspace URL (Public Preview)

    Replaces server hostname with workspace URL for connection.

  5. Alert system tables are in Public Preview

    Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.

  6. C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector is now available in Beta

    Supports JSON and Protocol Buffers for ingesting into Unity Catalog Delta tables.

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  8. Reddit Ads connector is now available in Beta

    Ingests advertising campaign data and performance metrics from Reddit Ads into Databricks.

  9. Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  10. Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)

    Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.

  11. MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

    Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

  12. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

  13. Managed agent memory is in Beta

    Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  14. Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview

    Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  15. Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta

    Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration.

  16. External data access for pipeline streaming tables and materialized views (Public Preview)

    Enables external Delta and Iceberg clients to read data without copying. Uses Unity Catalog and Iceberg catalog REST APIs.

  17. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

  18. Real-time mode in Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow, and the update_flow API are now available (Public Preview)

    Achieves end-to-end latency as low as 5ms, uses update output mode.

  19. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow parameters are now in Beta

    Define key-value pairs at pipeline level, referenced in SQL using named parameter syntax.

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  21. Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)

    Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  22. SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now in Public Preview

    Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state as output.

  23. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  24. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

  25. Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview

    Offers drag-and-drop canvas and natural language for building data workflows.

  26. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from databases using a cursor column, supporting Oracle, Teradata, and others.

  27. ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)

    Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.

  28. Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview

    Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  29. Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  30. Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  31. Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)

    Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.

  32. JAR tasks on serverless compute is now in Public Preview

    Allows running JAR jobs without a cluster.

  33. Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

  34. Configure default Python package repositories for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow (Public Preview)

    Allows installation from internal Python repositories without index-url or extra-index-url. Requires workspace admin configuration.

  35. Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview

    Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs.

  36. MySQL connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables incremental data ingestion from various MySQL databases. Requires access request through account team.

  37. PostgreSQL connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables incremental data ingestion from various PostgreSQL databases. Requires configuration.

  38. Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from Dynamics 365 apps into Databricks. Requires Lakeflow Connect.

  39. NetSuite connector (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from NetSuite2.com via API, CLI, or notebook.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  40. ForEachBatch for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow is available (Public Preview)

    Allows processing streams as micro-batches in Python. Requires Lakeflow setup.

  41. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.

  42. Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.

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