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  1. Alert system tables are in Public Preview

    Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.

  2. Dashboard relationships (Public Preview)

    Builds complex multi-fact data models for AI/BI dashboards.

  3. MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

    Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

  4. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

  5. Genie mobile app (Public Preview)

    Access Genie One from iOS and Android devices. Requires download from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

  6. Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta

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

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

  9. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  10. Genie One scheduled tasks (Public Preview)

    Sends email with results when tasks run, automating weekly digests or daily insights.

  11. Chat in Genie One is now in Public Preview

    Uses natural language to answer questions with existing Genie Agents and data. Enabled from Previews page.

  12. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

  13. Change default workspace access to Consumer access (Public Preview)

    Preserves existing users' authoring permissions, streamlines consumer onboarding.

  14. Lakebase now in Public Preview

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  15. Genie APIs and Research Agent in Beta

    Genie Create and Update APIs allow creating and updating Genie Agents. Research Agent enables multi-step reasoning and hypothesis testing.

  16. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.

  17. 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.

  18. List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)

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

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

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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  21. 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.

  22. Dashboard external embedding Public Preview and new custom calculations functions

    Adds ln, log, log10, and round functions, increases custom calculations limit to 200 per dataset.

  23. Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta

    Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.

  24. 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.

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

    No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  26. Metric views are in Public Preview

    Requires a SQL warehouse on the 2025.16 Preview channel. Abstracts complex business logic into a centralized definition.

  27. New alert version in Beta

    Simplifies creating and managing alerts with a single interface, can be used alongside legacy alerts.

  28. 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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