Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast) Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Lakebase available in four new Azure regions Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 18, 2026 |
| OneLake catalog federation is generally available Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available on Azure Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Mar 2, 2026 |
| OneLake catalog federation (Beta) Allows read-only access to OneLake storage without copying data. Runs queries directly against file storage. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta) Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Improved group sharing for automatic identity management Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 24, 2026 |
| New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Dec 19, 2025 |
- Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.
- Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure
Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure.
- Lakebase available in four new Azure regions
Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions.
- OneLake catalog federation is generally available
Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage.
- Lakebase Postgres is now in Beta
Available in us-east4, us-central1, and europe-west3 regions.
- Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags
Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption.
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog catalogs. Replaces automatic encryption.
- Lakebase is now generally available on Azure
Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.
- OneLake catalog federation (Beta)
Allows read-only access to OneLake storage without copying data. Runs queries directly against file storage.
- Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)
Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.
- Improved group sharing for automatic identity management
Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management.
- New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features
Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively.
Headlines, dates and product areas are Databricks' own, from the release notes published for each cloud, and every item links to the note it came from. The one-line summaries are ours. Not a Databricks product and not affiliated with Databricks, Inc.