Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 10, 2026 |
| External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta) Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Automated setup for S3 external locations Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 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 |
| Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview) Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | 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. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | 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. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 11, 2026 |
| Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview) Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel. | 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 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 (Public Preview) Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
- The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables.
- External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects.
- Automated setup for S3 external locations
Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources.
- Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly.
- OneLake catalog federation is generally available
Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage.
- Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)
Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.
- Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.
- 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.
- 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.
- Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Language selector for AI-generated comments in Catalog Explorer
Saves selection in browser's local storage, applying to all entity types.
- Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.
- Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog
Uses own encryption keys for Unity Catalog data. Replaces automatic encryption.
- Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Public Preview)
Protects data with user-owned encryption keys, replacing automatic encryption.
- OneLake catalog federation (Beta)
Allows read-only access to OneLake storage without copying data. Runs queries directly against file storage.
- Improved group sharing for automatic identity management
Shares account-level assets with Microsoft Entra ID groups. Requires automatic identity management.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- New Azure Databricks accounts will not have access to legacy features
Accounts created after December 18, 2025 use Unity Catalog exclusively.
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