Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta

   Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
2. Object metadata column is now in Public Preview

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

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

   Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 2026
4. Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta

   Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions.

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   AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
5. 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.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 12, 2026
6. Lakebase now in Public Preview

   Introduces autoscaling compute and database branching on AWS. Free until January 2026.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Dec 12, 2025
7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
8. 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.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 25, 2025
9. Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default

   No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins.

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   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 11, 2025

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