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- Unused OAuth client secrets are automatically deleted after 90 days
Deletes unused secrets after 90 days, create new if still needed.
- Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta)
Scans Unity Catalog views in addition to tables, using the same detection engine, and is currently in Beta.
- JAR tasks on serverless compute will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces cluster provisioning, available in Lakeflow Jobs.
- The counter_diff SQL window function is now available
Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.
- Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views
Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks.
- Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API
Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.
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- Maintenance windows for continuous pipelines
Sets daily 1-hour window for platform updates. Configured via Jobs UI, Pipelines UI, or Jobs REST API.
- Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)
Creates tables that Lakeflow manages, replacing manual table creation, and supports migrating existing Structured Streaming workloads.
- Anaplan connector (Beta)
Ingests Anaplan audit trail events and user account records into Databricks.
- Anysphere Organization connector (Beta)
Ingests organization members and groups into Databricks via Anysphere Admin API. Requires API key authentication.
- Celigo connector (Beta)
Ingests Celigo audit log events into Databricks using an API token.
- External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects.
- See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.
- time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets
Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.
- Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon
Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027.
- Restrict service principal OAuth secrets to specific API scopes
Restricts OAuth secrets to specific API scopes like sql or jobs, limiting leaked secret impact.
- Unity Catalog Skills (Beta)
Publishes and governs agent skills, controlling access with Unity Catalog permissions.
- Atlassian Audit Logs connector (Beta)
Ingests Atlassian organization audit log events using an API key.
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- Genie Code is now available as a Lakeflow Jobs task (Beta)
Runs prompts autonomously, reading upstream outputs and calling tools as needed, returning a conversation link.
- Anysphere Audit Logs connector (Beta)
Uses Anysphere Admin API to ingest audit-log events, requires Cursor Admin API key.
- Verkada connector (Beta)
Ingests Verkada organization audit logs and access users using a Verkada API key.
- Inbound Private Service Connect for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Enables private connectivity to services like Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling on Google Cloud.
- Context attributes in ABAC column mask and row filter policies (Beta)
Targets request context, such as OAuth client ID and on-behalf-of status, in Unity Catalog policies.
- 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.
- Performance mode now applies to materialized view and streaming table refreshes from dbt tasks
Now applies to dbt tasks, with optional Standard mode for lower costs, increasing latency to 4-6 minutes.
- Identity attributes in ABAC column mask policies (Beta)
Targets users by attributes like department or country, using has_identity_attribute_value and has_identity_attribute_tag_match functions.
- Workiva connector (Beta)
Ingests Workiva audit activity, users, and roles using OAuth2 client credentials.
- Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses
Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview.
- Cross-workspace access for serverless (Beta)
Controls serverless network traffic between workspaces with ingress and egress rules.
- Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta)
Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions.
- Gmail connector in Lakeflow Connect (Beta)
Ingests messages, labels, drafts, filters, and profile data using a Google service account.
- SendGrid connector (Beta)
Ingests SendGrid subuser directory and IP access activity using a parent-account API key.
- Tags page in Governance Hub (Beta)
Provides a centralized view of tag usage, summarizes governed tags, and offers recommendations for invalid values. Requires account admins to enable from Previews page.
- Amplitude connector (Beta)
Ingests product analytics event data with metadata from Amplitude.
- Define business concepts with Pages (Beta)
Gives business terms a single governed definition, part of Unity Catalog semantics.
- Glean connector in Lakeflow Connect (Beta)
Ingests company-wide usage insights using a Glean Client API token.
- ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.
- REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.
- Notion connector (Beta)
Ingests Notion pages, databases, and users into Databricks.
- Orchestrate continuous pipelines with continuous jobs
Determines execution mode, allows serverless Standard performance mode. Replaces pipeline's built-in continuous setting.
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