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Release					Date
Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta) Manages Python dependencies using Databricks-provided or custom environments. #Compute #Notebooks	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 17, 2026
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 9, 2026
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute Supports private or authenticated registries as workspace defaults. Applies to UI and API created classic compute. #Compute #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 21, 2026
User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Enables apps to act with user identity, enforcing existing permissions. Automatically enabled in late September 2026. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 18, 2026
Manage project environments with %uv commands Requires environment version 5 or above. Supports serverless notebooks. #Compute #Notebooks	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 17, 2026
Target an Azure capacity reservation group for classic compute Requires VNet injection, guarantees compute capacity for constrained VM types. #Compute	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 10, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Serverless compute is now available in the Azure UK West region Supports notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses, with private connectivity. #Compute #Networking	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 14, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta) Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 10, 2026
Schedule deferred policy enforcement for all-purpose compute Applies on next restart or immediately, and admins can cancel scheduled enforcements. #Compute	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 10, 2026
Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta) Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 29, 2026
Databricks Container Services for standard compute is now available (Beta) Requires Databricks Runtime 18.3 or later, allows custom Docker images in shared compute. #Compute	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 19, 2026
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates. #Data Engineering	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 28, 2026
Updated UI navigation for Databricks Apps Streamlines app editing and deployment workflows, accessible from the app switcher. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 15, 2026
SQL alert task for jobs (Beta) Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications. #Data Engineering #Data Warehousing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 19, 2026
Databricks Apps supports uv for Python dependency management Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 17, 2026
Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup. #Databricks Apps #Lakebase	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 16, 2026
Databricks Apps compute sizing support for compliance security profile standards Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile enabled, supporting all Databricks compliance standards. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 9, 2026
New resources for Databricks Apps Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 9, 2026
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Databricks Apps telemetry (Beta) Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 6, 2026
Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta) Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 6, 2026
New resource types for Databricks Apps Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 17, 2025
Configure compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks Replaces on-demand instances, requires AWS account setup. #Compute	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Oct 24, 2025

Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta)
Manages Python dependencies using Databricks-provided or custom environments.

#Compute #Notebooks

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 17, 2026
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 9, 2026
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute
Supports private or authenticated registries as workspace defaults. Applies to UI and API created classic compute.

#Compute #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 21, 2026
User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Enables apps to act with user identity, enforcing existing permissions. Automatically enabled in late September 2026.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 18, 2026
Manage project environments with %uv commands
Requires environment version 5 or above. Supports serverless notebooks.

#Compute #Notebooks

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 17, 2026
Target an Azure capacity reservation group for classic compute
Requires VNet injection, guarantees compute capacity for constrained VM types.

#Compute

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 10, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Serverless compute is now available in the Azure UK West region
Supports notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses, with private connectivity.

#Compute #Networking

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Jul 14, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta)
Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Schedule deferred policy enforcement for all-purpose compute
Applies on next restart or immediately, and admins can cancel scheduled enforcements.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)
Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 29, 2026
Databricks Container Services for standard compute is now available (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.3 or later, allows custom Docker images in shared compute.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days
Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026
Updated UI navigation for Databricks Apps
Streamlines app editing and deployment workflows, accessible from the app switcher.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 15, 2026
SQL alert task for jobs (Beta)
Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications.

#Data Engineering #Data Warehousing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 19, 2026
Databricks Apps supports uv for Python dependency management
Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 17, 2026
Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources
Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

#Databricks Apps #Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 16, 2026
Databricks Apps compute sizing support for compliance security profile standards
Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile enabled, supporting all Databricks compliance standards.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 9, 2026
New resources for Databricks Apps
Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 9, 2026
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Databricks Apps telemetry (Beta)
Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 6, 2026
Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta)
Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 6, 2026
New resource types for Databricks Apps
Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 17, 2025
Configure compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks
Replaces on-demand instances, requires AWS account setup.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Oct 24, 2025

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