Databricks releases, every cloud

1. The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available

   Connects Excel to Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables live query for pivot tables.

   #Integrations
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 10, 2026
2. 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
3. Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)

   Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.

   #Integrations#Security
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
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8. 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
9. Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

   Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

   #Integrations
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 2, 2026
10. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

    Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

    #API
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 24, 2026
11. New GCP regions support serverless compute

    Available in me-central1 and southamerica-east1 regions.

    #Serverless
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 2, 2026
12. Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions

    Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.

    #Serverless
    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 15, 2025

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