Databricks releases, every cloud
- Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Allows sharing tables from OneLake, Hive metastore, or AWS Glue without copying data.
- Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Includes tables from external Iceberg catalogs via Lakehouse Federation.
- Sharing foreign schemas and tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Sharing foreign schemas and tables doesn't copy data into Databricks. It incurs compute and storage costs on the provider's side.
- 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.
- 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.
- Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
Allows sharing with users in other metastores or accounts. Requires adding views to a share.
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- Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)
Allows read-only access to Delta tables in foreign catalogs like OneLake or AWS Glue.
- Connect to the Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams with your workspace URL (Public Preview)
Replaces server hostname with workspace URL for connection.
- Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available
Now supports sharing to external Iceberg clients.
- Sharing tables backed by default storage is now generally available
Enabled by default on a rolling basis, can be shared with classic compute recipients.
- Sharing tables backed by default storage will be enabled by default for all accounts Coming soon
Automatically enabled for most Enterprise or Premium tier accounts in mid-September 2026.
- Genie One is now available in Google Sheets
Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.
- Genie One is now available in Microsoft Excel
Queries governed data in natural language, importing results as native rows and columns.
- Sharing Delta tables with deletion vectors and column mapping is now generally available
Enables sharing tables with deletion vectors or column mapping. Requires setup in Add tables with deletion vectors or column mapping to a share.
- Sharing Delta tables with Iceberg reads enabled is now generally available
Enables reading Delta tables as Iceberg tables, requires Databricks Runtime 8.4 or above.
- Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog
Available in Unity Catalog-enabled workspaces through OpenSharing as samples.databricks.datasets.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - AI Search High QPS is now generally available
Sets target QPS on standard endpoints for high-throughput workloads. Existing endpoints are not affected.
- AI Search high QPS will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces manual configuration for high-throughput workloads, existing endpoints unchanged.
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- Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)
Replaces Trigger.Once, requires Databricks Runtime 18.0 or above.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
- OIDC is now supported for sharing to Iceberg clients
Supports Iceberg REST Catalog clients like Snowflake or OSS Spark. Requires OpenID Connect federation.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- 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.
- Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.
- 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.
- View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets
Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.
- 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.
- HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.
- Cloud token access for open Delta Sharing sharing (GA)
Supports directory-based access mode, includes cloud storage location and temporary credentials.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- Column-level SAP governance tags sync into Unity Catalog
Includes fieldSemantics, isPotentiallyPersonal, and isPotentiallySensitive tags for ABAC policies.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.
- Connect Lovable apps to Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.
- Share foreign Iceberg tables with Delta Sharing (Public Preview)
Adds read-only access to federated foreign Iceberg tables. Requires Delta Sharing.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - SAP semantic metadata syncs automatically into Unity Catalog
Includes table and column comments, primary keys, and foreign keys.
- Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates
Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
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