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  1. Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API

    Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.

    #Lakeflow#Serverless
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  2. Environment version 6 is now available

    Supports serverless and standard classic compute.

    #Serverless
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  3. July 6, 2026

    Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.

    #Serverless
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  4. Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

    Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

    #Admin#Serverless
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  5. Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)

    Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.

    #Machine Learning#Model Serving
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  6. Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features

    Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog.

    #MLflow#Security
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  8. Version 18.2

    Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

    #Serverless
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  9. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

    Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

    #Notebooks#Serverless
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  10. Version 18.1

    Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements.

    #Serverless
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  11. Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)

    Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.

    #Machine Learning#Model Serving
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  12. Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks

    Requires environment version 5 to be enabled.

    #Security#Serverless
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  13. Version 18.0

    Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.

    #Serverless
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  14. Serverless environment version 5 is now available

    Includes CPU and GPU versions.

    #Serverless
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  15. Serverless compute now available for compliance standards

    Adds HITRUST, PCI-DSS, TISAX, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus support.

    #Serverless
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  16. New GCP regions support serverless compute

    Available in me-central1 and southamerica-east1 regions.

    #Serverless
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  17. Store and query MLflow traces in Unity Catalog (Beta)

    Stores MLflow traces in Delta tables for long-term retention and analysis using OpenTelemetry format.

    #Gen AI#MLflow
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  18. You can now use custom base environments for Python, Python Wheels, and notebook tasks in serverless jobs

    Defined with YAML files, they support Python, Python wheel, and notebook tasks.

    #Serverless
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  19. Serverless compute is now available in Azure China North 3

    Available for notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses.

    #Serverless
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  21. Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions

    Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.

    #Serverless
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  22. Serverless compute is now available in new regions

    Added to Australia Southeast, Canada Central, Mexico Central, Norway East, and South Africa North regions.

    #Serverless
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  23. Serverless notebook tasks can now use jobs environment

    Replaces inherited serverless environment with configurable job environment.

    #Serverless
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  24. Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)

    Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
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  25. Serverless compute has been updated to version 17.3

    Updated from version 17.2, requires no configuration changes.

    #Serverless
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  26. Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
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  27. The billable usage table now records the performance mode of serverless jobs and pipelines

    Records performance mode in product_features.performance_target column with values PERFORMANCE_OPTIMIZED, STANDARD, or null.

    #Serverless
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  28. Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview)

    Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
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  29. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model

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

    #Model Serving
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  30. Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying

    Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints.

    #Model Serving
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