Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)

   Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.

   #Genie Code#Machine Learning
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 27, 2026
2. Connect to the Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams with your workspace URL (Public Preview)

   Replaces server hostname with workspace URL for connection.

   #Genie#Integrations
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 24, 2026
3. Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta

   Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page.

   #Data Engineering
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
4. Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview

   Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above.

   #Compute#Machine Learning
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jul 31, 2026
5. Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)

   Replaces JSON with serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest. Requires endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026.

   #Machine Learning#Model Serving
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 9, 2026
6. Object metadata column is now in Public Preview

   Exposes object properties like MIME type and tags, available in Databricks Runtime 18.1.

   #Data Engineering
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
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8. MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta

   Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update.

   #Data Engineering
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 2026
9. 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.

   #Integrations
   AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 18, 2026
10. Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)

    Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.

    #Integrations#Security
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
11. AI Runtime is now in Public Preview

    Adds GPU support to serverless compute for deep learning workloads.

    #Machine Learning
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 19, 2026
12. Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

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

    #Integrations
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026
13. Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

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

    #Integrations
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026
14. Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)

    Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.

    #Integrations
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026

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