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1. Custom trace views in the MLflow trace explorer are in Beta

   Genie generates views based on plain language descriptions, surfacing relevant trace fields and metrics.

   #Gen AI#MLflow
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 12, 2026
2. Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are in Beta

   Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0.

   #Databricks Runtime
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
3. Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning are in Beta

   Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, replacing separate release notes for feature versions.

   #Databricks Runtime
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 22, 2026
4. MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now in Public Preview

   Stores OpenTelemetry traces, governed by Unity Catalog permissions, queryable from Databricks SQL or MLflow Python SDK.

   #MLflow#Unity Catalog
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 30, 2026
5. Databricks Runtime 18.2 and Databricks Runtime 18.2 ML are in Beta

   Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

   #Databricks Runtime
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 8, 2026
6. Databricks Runtime 18.1 and Databricks Runtime 18.1 ML are in Beta

   Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

   #Databricks Runtime
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 17, 2026
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8. Databricks Runtime 18.0 and Databricks Runtime 18.0 ML are in Beta

   Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, includes JDK 21 as default.

   #Databricks Runtime
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 9, 2025
9. List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)

   Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing.

   #Marketplace
   AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Nov 6, 2025
10. List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)

    Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources.

    #Marketplace
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 6, 2025
11. Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS and Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.0.0, includes new configuration options.

    #Databricks Runtime
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 6, 2025

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