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. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
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8. 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
9. Admins can now manage a workspace's serverless base environments (Public Preview)

   Defines custom environment specs for serverless notebooks, allows setting a default for new notebooks.

   #Notebooks#Serverless
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2025

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