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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  3. Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks

    They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content.

  4. Install third-party apps from Databricks Marketplace

    Installs apps directly in Unity Catalog-governed workspaces, keeping provider code closed-source.

  5. Use Universal Commits to purchase Marketplace partner products

    Up to 10% of Universal Commits can be used for third-party products.

  6. Lakehouse Replay (Beta)

    Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)

    Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

  9. 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.

  10. Updated UI navigation for Databricks Apps

    Streamlines app editing and deployment workflows, accessible from the app switcher.

  11. Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard

    Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.

  12. SQL alert task for jobs (Beta)

    Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications.

  13. Databricks Apps supports uv for Python dependency management

    Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods.

  14. Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources

    Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

  15. 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.

  16. New resources for Databricks Apps

    Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables.

  17. Databricks Apps telemetry (Beta)

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

  18. Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta)

    Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace.

  19. New resource types for Databricks Apps

    Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources.

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