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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. #Data Classification #Unity Catalog	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 15, 2026
External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta) Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects. #Security #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Sep 9, 2026
Unity Catalog Skills (Beta) Publishes and governs agent skills, controlling access with Unity Catalog permissions. #Databricks AI #Unity Catalog	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 28, 2026
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. #Unity Catalog	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
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. #Unity Catalog	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
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. #Administration #Unity Catalog	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 13, 2026
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Define business concepts with Pages (Beta) Gives business terms a single governed definition, part of Unity Catalog semantics. #Unity Catalog	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 12, 2026
READ METADATA privilege is GA Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies. #Security #Unity Catalog	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 10, 2026
Tag automations (Beta) Assigns or removes governed tags on Unity Catalog tables or volumes based on defined conditions. #Unity Catalog	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 7, 2026
Genie One is now available in Google Sheets Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns. #Genie #Integrations	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 5, 2026
Genie One is now available in Microsoft Excel Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns. #Genie #Integrations	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 5, 2026
Refresh materialized views and streaming tables without exempting the pipeline owner from ABAC policies Pipeline owners are now subject to ABAC policies when refreshing views and tables. Policies are evaluated using the pipeline owner's identity. #Unity Catalog	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 3, 2026
Secrets in Unity Catalog is GA Stores secrets as securable objects with Unity Catalog privileges. Uses catalog.schema.secret namespace. #Unity Catalog	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 3, 2026
Upcoming general availability of Unity Gateway Coming soon Extends Unity Catalog governance to runtime interactions, controls AI service usage, and monitors traffic. Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile in mid-September. #Databricks AI #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 29, 2026
Automated setup for S3 external locations Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources. #Storage #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 22, 2026
Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog Available in Unity Catalog-enabled workspaces through OpenSharing as samples.databricks.datasets. #Delta Sharing #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 22, 2026
Govern LLMs in Unity Catalog with model services (Beta) Represents a governed LLM endpoint, sharable across workspaces via Unity Catalog privileges. #AI #Unity Catalog	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 29, 2026
Comments on foreign tables (Beta) Syncs table and column comments from external data sources to Unity Catalog foreign tables. #Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog	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 17, 2026
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ABAC GRANT policies for models (Beta) Grants EXECUTE privilege on models based on governed tags, supporting MLflow and foundation models. #Unity Catalog	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 11, 2026
Genie Code now supports auto-approve for tool actions Approves tool actions without prompts, using an AI classifier to block risky ones. #Assistant	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 4, 2026
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 4, 2026
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 4, 2026
Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 1, 2026
Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (Beta) Enforces row filters and column masks server-side for external engines reading Unity Catalog tables. #Unity Catalog	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 28, 2026
Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles. #Integrations #Security	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 19, 2026
Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview. #Integrations #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 19, 2026
Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta) Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 14, 2026
View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 14, 2026
HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled. #Integrations #Security	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 11, 2026
HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. #Integrations #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 11, 2026
Tag Unity Catalog functions Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. Uses SET TAG and UNSET TAG commands. #Unity Catalog	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
Recently Resolved Incidents section in Data Quality Monitoring (Beta) Shows automatically recovered unhealthy tables, including resolution time. #Unity Catalog	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 27, 2026
Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 24, 2026
Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 24, 2026
Language selector for AI-generated comments in Catalog Explorer Saves selection in browser's local storage, applying to all entity types. #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 22, 2026
Create and write to Unity Catalog tables from external Delta clients (Beta) Requires catalog-managed commits to be enabled, supports Apache Spark clients. #Unity Catalog	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 14, 2026
Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 13, 2026
Connect Lovable apps to Databricks Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 13, 2026
SQL reference documentation for managing governed tags Adds 5 SQL statements: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, DESCRIBE, SHOW. #Unity Catalog	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 13, 2026
Workspace skills for Genie Code are now available Workspace admins can create shared skills for machine learning pipelines and domain-specific processes. #Assistant	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 6, 2026

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.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 15, 2026
External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Sep 9, 2026
Unity Catalog Skills (Beta)
Publishes and governs agent skills, controlling access with Unity Catalog permissions.

#Databricks AI #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 28, 2026
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.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 21, 2026
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.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 17, 2026
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.

#Administration #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 13, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Define business concepts with Pages (Beta)
Gives business terms a single governed definition, part of Unity Catalog semantics.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 12, 2026
READ METADATA privilege is GA
Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies.

#Security #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 10, 2026
Tag automations (Beta)
Assigns or removes governed tags on Unity Catalog tables or volumes based on defined conditions.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 7, 2026
Genie One is now available in Google Sheets
Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.

#Genie #Integrations

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 5, 2026
Genie One is now available in Microsoft Excel
Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.

#Genie #Integrations

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 5, 2026
Refresh materialized views and streaming tables without exempting the pipeline owner from ABAC policies
Pipeline owners are now subject to ABAC policies when refreshing views and tables. Policies are evaluated using the pipeline owner's identity.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
Secrets in Unity Catalog is GA
Stores secrets as securable objects with Unity Catalog privileges. Uses catalog.schema.secret namespace.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
Upcoming general availability of Unity Gateway Coming soon
Extends Unity Catalog governance to runtime interactions, controls AI service usage, and monitors traffic. Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile in mid-September.

#Databricks AI #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 29, 2026
Automated setup for S3 external locations
Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources.

#Storage #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Jul 22, 2026
Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog
Available in Unity Catalog-enabled workspaces through OpenSharing as samples.databricks.datasets.

#Delta Sharing #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 22, 2026
Govern LLMs in Unity Catalog with model services (Beta)
Represents a governed LLM endpoint, sharable across workspaces via Unity Catalog privileges.

#AI #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Comments on foreign tables (Beta)
Syncs table and column comments from external data sources to Unity Catalog foreign tables.

#Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
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ABAC GRANT policies for models (Beta)
Grants EXECUTE privilege on models based on governed tags, supporting MLflow and foundation models.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 11, 2026
Genie Code now supports auto-approve for tool actions
Approves tool actions without prompts, using an AI classifier to block risky ones.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 4, 2026
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 4, 2026
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 4, 2026
Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer
Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 1, 2026
Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (Beta)
Enforces row filters and column masks server-side for external engines reading Unity Catalog tables.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 28, 2026
Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.

#Integrations #Security

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.

#Integrations #Security

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta)
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 14, 2026
View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets
Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 14, 2026
HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.

#Integrations #Security

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 11, 2026
HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.

#Integrations #Security

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 11, 2026
Tag Unity Catalog functions
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. Uses SET TAG and UNSET TAG commands.

#Unity Catalog

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
Recently Resolved Incidents section in Data Quality Monitoring (Beta)
Shows automatically recovered unhealthy tables, including resolution time.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 27, 2026
Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 2026
Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 2026
Language selector for AI-generated comments in Catalog Explorer
Saves selection in browser's local storage, applying to all entity types.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 22, 2026
Create and write to Unity Catalog tables from external Delta clients (Beta)
Requires catalog-managed commits to be enabled, supports Apache Spark clients.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 14, 2026
Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
Connect Lovable apps to Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
SQL reference documentation for managing governed tags
Adds 5 SQL statements: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, DESCRIBE, SHOW.

#Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
Workspace skills for Genie Code are now available
Workspace admins can create shared skills for machine learning pipelines and domain-specific processes.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 6, 2026

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