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  1. Session restore for serverless jobs is in Public Preview

    Restores Python variables and Spark session into a new notebook for debugging or exploration, requires eligible serverless compute job runs.

  2. Zerobus Ingest into default storage is now in Public Preview

    Supports tables backed by default storage, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

  3. Pipeline events system table is in Beta

    Records Lakeflow pipeline event logs, capturing lifecycle transitions and errors, for querying and building alerts.

  4. C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector is now available in Beta

    Supports JSON and Protocol Buffers for ingesting into Unity Catalog Delta tables.

  5. Reddit Ads connector is now available in Beta

    Ingests advertising campaign data and performance metrics from Reddit Ads into Databricks.

  6. Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
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  8. Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)

    Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.

  9. Managed agent memory is in Beta

    Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  10. Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta

    Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration.

  11. External data access for pipeline streaming tables and materialized views (Public Preview)

    Enables external Delta and Iceberg clients to read data without copying. Uses Unity Catalog and Iceberg catalog REST APIs.

  12. Real-time mode in Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow, and the update_flow API are now available (Public Preview)

    Achieves end-to-end latency as low as 5ms, uses update output mode.

  13. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow parameters are now in Beta

    Define key-value pairs at pipeline level, referenced in SQL using named parameter syntax.

  14. SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now in Public Preview

    Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state as output.

  15. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  16. Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview

    Offers drag-and-drop canvas and natural language for building data workflows.

  17. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from databases using a cursor column, supporting Oracle, Teradata, and others.

  18. ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)

    Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.

  19. Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview

    Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
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  21. JAR tasks on serverless compute is now in Public Preview

    Allows running JAR jobs without a cluster.

  22. Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

  23. Configure default Python package repositories for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow (Public Preview)

    Allows installation from internal Python repositories without index-url or extra-index-url. Requires workspace admin configuration.

  24. Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview

    Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs.

  25. MySQL connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables incremental data ingestion from various MySQL databases. Requires access request through account team.

  26. PostgreSQL connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables incremental data ingestion from various PostgreSQL databases. Requires configuration.

  27. Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from Dynamics 365 apps into Databricks. Requires Lakeflow Connect.

  28. NetSuite connector (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from NetSuite2.com via API, CLI, or notebook.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  29. ForEachBatch for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow is available (Public Preview)

    Allows processing streams as micro-batches in Python. Requires Lakeflow setup.

  30. SFTP connector (Public Preview)

    Extends Auto Loader to ingest files from SFTP servers.

  31. 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)
  32. 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)
  33. Zerobus Ingest connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables record-by-record ingestion into Delta tables via gRPC API.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  34. Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta

    Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  35. Unified runs list (Public Preview)

    Combines job and pipeline runs into one list.

  36. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now in public preview

    Replaces multi-file editor, edits pipelines as files in asset browser, defaults to Python and SQL code.

  37. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)

    Requires file events enabled on external locations.

  38. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow now supports stream progress metrics in Public Preview

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

  39. AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview

    Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.

  40. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is rolled back to Public Preview

    Reverts migration feature to Public Preview due to issues. Requires re-enabling default publishing mode in pipelines.

  41. 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.

  42. External MCP servers are in Beta

    Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.

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