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Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog Available in Unity Catalog-enabled workspaces through OpenSharing as samples.databricks.datasets. #Delta Sharing #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 22, 2026
Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA) Replaces Trigger.Once, requires Databricks Runtime 18.0 or above. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 14, 2026
Comments on foreign tables (Beta) Syncs table and column comments from external data sources to Unity Catalog foreign tables. #Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 17, 2026
OneLake catalog federation is generally available Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage. #Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 17, 2026
OIDC is now supported for sharing to Iceberg clients Supports Iceberg REST Catalog clients like Snowflake or OSS Spark. Requires OpenID Connect federation. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 15, 2026
Cloud token access for open Delta Sharing sharing (GA) Supports directory-based access mode, includes cloud storage location and temporary credentials. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 28, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Column-level SAP governance tags sync into Unity Catalog Includes fieldSemantics, isPotentiallyPersonal, and isPotentiallySensitive tags for ABAC policies. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 13, 2026
Share foreign Iceberg tables with Delta Sharing (Public Preview) Adds read-only access to federated foreign Iceberg tables. Requires Delta Sharing. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 9, 2026
Changes to OpenSharing (formerly Delta Sharing) open recipient tokens Coming soon Replaces old Delta Sharing endpoint with recipient-specific URL format. New tokens use https://<recipient-id>.opensharing.us-west-2.cloud.databricks.com. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 19, 2026

Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog
Available in Unity Catalog-enabled workspaces through OpenSharing as samples.databricks.datasets.

#Delta Sharing #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 22, 2026
Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)
Replaces Trigger.Once, requires Databricks Runtime 18.0 or above.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 14, 2026
Comments on foreign tables (Beta)
Syncs table and column comments from external data sources to Unity Catalog foreign tables.

#Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
OneLake catalog federation is generally available
Allows reading OneLake data without copying, with read-only access and direct queries against file storage.

#Lakehouse Federation #Unity Catalog

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 17, 2026
OIDC is now supported for sharing to Iceberg clients
Supports Iceberg REST Catalog clients like Snowflake or OSS Spark. Requires OpenID Connect federation.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Cloud token access for open Delta Sharing sharing (GA)
Supports directory-based access mode, includes cloud storage location and temporary credentials.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Column-level SAP governance tags sync into Unity Catalog
Includes fieldSemantics, isPotentiallyPersonal, and isPotentiallySensitive tags for ABAC policies.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
Share foreign Iceberg tables with Delta Sharing (Public Preview)
Adds read-only access to federated foreign Iceberg tables. Requires Delta Sharing.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 9, 2026
Changes to OpenSharing (formerly Delta Sharing) open recipient tokens Coming soon
Replaces old Delta Sharing endpoint with recipient-specific URL format. New tokens use https://<recipient-id>.opensharing.us-west-2.cloud.databricks.com.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 19, 2026

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