Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private network gateway is in Beta Connects serverless compute to VNet and on-premises systems through a managed gateway. Enabled from account console Previews page. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Private network gateway is in Private Preview Connects serverless compute to VPC and on-premises systems through a managed gateway, reusing existing network connectivity configuration. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Alert system tables are in Public Preview Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring. | 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 10, 2026 |
| Serverless outbound Private Service Connect to customer-managed resources (Public Preview) Keeps traffic off the public internet, adding network-layer defense against data exfiltration through customer-managed Google Cloud service attachment. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 6, 2026 |
| MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings. | 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 30, 2026 |
| Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant. | 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 26, 2026 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Block specific internet destinations in network policies (Public Preview) Blocks destinations regardless of network access mode, enforced through REST API. | 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 23, 2026 |
| Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| 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. | 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 5, 2026 |
| Intra-VNet NSG rule hardening for Azure Databricks is now in Public Preview Restricts workspace traffic to host and worker subnet CIDRs. Applies to classic compute plane workspaces. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 12, 2026 |
| 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview) Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page. | 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 |
| Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Public Preview) Enables private connectivity for Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Serverless outbound IPs available through public JSON endpoint (Public Preview) Replaces existing stable IPs, requires Public Preview enrollment. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Lakebase now in Public Preview Introduces autoscaling compute and database branching on AWS. Free until January 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version. | 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 14, 2025 |
| 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. | 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 13, 2025 |
| Configure Azure virtual network service policies for storage access (Public Preview) Filters outbound traffic from classic compute to specific Azure Storage accounts. Requires Azure virtual network service endpoint policies. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Oct 1, 2025 |
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| Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override. | 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 28, 2025 |
| Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview) Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Updates for customer-managed VPC workspaces (Public Preview) Adds Private Service Connect conversion and network config changes. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Updating workspace virtual network configurations is now in Public Preview Allows migration to custom VNet or changes to existing VNet injection setups. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Metric views are in Public Preview Requires a SQL warehouse on the 2025.16 Preview channel. Abstracts complex business logic into a centralized definition. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | May 29, 2025 |
| New alert version in Beta Simplifies creating and managing alerts with a single interface, can be used alongside legacy alerts. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | May 22, 2025 |
| CAN VIEW permission for SQL warehouses is in Public Preview Allows monitoring of SQL warehouses, including query history and profiles, without allowing query execution. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Apr 3, 2025 |
- Private network gateway is in Beta
Connects serverless compute to VNet and on-premises systems through a managed gateway. Enabled from account console Previews page.
- Private network gateway is in Private Preview
Connects serverless compute to VPC and on-premises systems through a managed gateway, reusing existing network connectivity configuration.
- Alert system tables are in Public Preview
Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.
- Serverless outbound Private Service Connect to customer-managed resources (Public Preview)
Keeps traffic off the public internet, adding network-layer defense against data exfiltration through customer-managed Google Cloud service attachment.
- MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta
Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview
binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Block specific internet destinations in network policies (Public Preview)
Blocks destinations regardless of network access mode, enforced through REST API.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta
Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions.
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Intra-VNet NSG rule hardening for Azure Databricks is now in Public Preview
Restricts workspace traffic to host and worker subnet CIDRs. Applies to classic compute plane workspaces.
- Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview
Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.
- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)
Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services (Public Preview)
Enables private connectivity for Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
- Serverless outbound IPs available through public JSON endpoint (Public Preview)
Replaces existing stable IPs, requires Public Preview enrollment.
- Lakebase now in Public Preview
Introduces autoscaling compute and database branching on AWS. Free until January 2026.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.
- 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.
- Configure Azure virtual network service policies for storage access (Public Preview)
Filters outbound traffic from classic compute to specific Azure Storage accounts. Requires Azure virtual network service endpoint policies.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta
Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.
- Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview)
Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage.
- Updates for customer-managed VPC workspaces (Public Preview)
Adds Private Service Connect conversion and network config changes.
- Updating workspace virtual network configurations is now in Public Preview
Allows migration to custom VNet or changes to existing VNet injection setups.
- Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default
No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins.
- Metric views are in Public Preview
Requires a SQL warehouse on the 2025.16 Preview channel. Abstracts complex business logic into a centralized definition.
- New alert version in Beta
Simplifies creating and managing alerts with a single interface, can be used alongside legacy alerts.
- CAN VIEW permission for SQL warehouses is in Public Preview
Allows monitoring of SQL warehouses, including query history and profiles, without allowing query execution.
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