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 |
| Target an Azure capacity reservation group for classic compute Requires VNet injection, guarantees compute capacity for constrained VM types. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Serverless compute is now available in the Azure UK West region Supports notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses, with private connectivity. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jul 14, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Configure compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks Replaces on-demand instances, requires AWS account setup. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Oct 24, 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.
- Target an Azure capacity reservation group for classic compute
Requires VNet injection, guarantees compute capacity for constrained VM types.
- Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview
Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above.
- Serverless compute is now available in the Azure UK West region
Supports notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses, with private connectivity.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Configure compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks
Replaces on-demand instances, requires AWS account setup.
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