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Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta) Manages Python dependencies using Databricks-provided or custom environments. #Compute #Notebooks	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 17, 2026
Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta) Scans Unity Catalog views in addition to tables, using the same detection engine, and is currently in Beta. #Data Classification #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 15, 2026
Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available Allows sharing tables from OneLake, Hive metastore, or AWS Glue without copying data. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 15, 2026
Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available Includes tables from external Iceberg catalogs via Lakehouse Federation. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 11, 2026
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. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 11, 2026
Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta) Allows sharing with users in other metastores or accounts. Requires adding views to a share. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 3, 2026
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Git Folder Serverless is in Beta Shares serverless compute and pyproject.toml environment across notebooks and files. #Compute #Git Folders	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 2, 2026
Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview) Allows read-only access to Delta tables in foreign catalogs like OneLake or AWS Glue. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 27, 2026
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute Supports private or authenticated registries as workspace defaults. Applies to UI and API created classic compute. #Compute #Lakeflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 21, 2026
Manage project environments with %uv commands Requires environment version 5 or above. Supports serverless notebooks. #Compute #Notebooks	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 17, 2026
Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available Now supports sharing to external Iceberg clients. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 14, 2026
Sharing tables backed by default storage is now generally available Enabled by default on a rolling basis, can be shared with classic compute recipients. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 13, 2026
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. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 13, 2026
Target an Azure capacity reservation group for classic compute Requires VNet injection, guarantees compute capacity for constrained VM types. #Compute	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 10, 2026
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. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
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. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 4, 2026
Serverless compute access control is now generally available Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged. #Compute #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Aug 3, 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. #Compute #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Jul 31, 2026
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Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Enables shared compute for groups with compliance security profile, supporting Databricks Runtime for ML and RDD APIs. #Compute #Security	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 24, 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	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
Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards Requires compliance security profile with C5, TISAX, or IRAP controls. #Data Classification #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 15, 2026
Serverless compute is now available in the Azure UK West region Supports notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses, with private connectivity. #Compute #Networking	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 14, 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
Data Classification is now available by default for some workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or HITRUST. #Data Classification #Unity Catalog	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jun 23, 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
Schedule deferred policy enforcement for all-purpose compute Applies on next restart or immediately, and admins can cancel scheduled enforcements. #Compute	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 10, 2026
Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview) Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables. #Compute #Platform	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 21, 2026
Databricks Container Services for standard compute is now available (Beta) Requires Databricks Runtime 18.3 or later, allows custom Docker images in shared compute. #Compute	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 19, 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
Databricks Data Classification is now GA Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI. #Data Classification #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	Apr 20, 2026
Compute log delivery to volumes is now GA Delivers Spark driver, worker, and event logs to Unity Catalog volumes, recommended for log storage. #Compute	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 16, 2026
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
SAP semantic metadata syncs automatically into Unity Catalog Includes table and column comments, primary keys, and foreign keys. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Apr 6, 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
Serverless compute is enabled by default Eligible Google Cloud workspaces are affected, account admins no longer need to manually enable it. #Compute	Not on AWS	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 12, 2026
Update request parameters for Delta Sharing recipient audit log events Includes catalog_name, in addition to share_name. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 19, 2025
Flexible node types are now generally available Falls back to alternative instance types when specified type is unavailable, improving launch reliability. #Compute	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 17, 2025
Delta Sharing to external Iceberg clients is in Public Preview Supports Snowflake, Trino, Flink, and Spark clients with zero-copy access. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 15, 2025
New token expiration policy for open Delta Sharing New tokens expire in 1 year, existing ones expire on December 8, 2026. #Delta Sharing	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 8, 2025

Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta)
Manages Python dependencies using Databricks-provided or custom environments.

#Compute #Notebooks

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 17, 2026
Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta)
Scans Unity Catalog views in addition to tables, using the same detection engine, and is currently in Beta.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 15, 2026
Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Allows sharing tables from OneLake, Hive metastore, or AWS Glue without copying data.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 15, 2026
Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Includes tables from external Iceberg catalogs via Lakehouse Federation.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 11, 2026
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.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 11, 2026
Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
Allows sharing with users in other metastores or accounts. Requires adding views to a share.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 3, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Git Folder Serverless is in Beta
Shares serverless compute and pyproject.toml environment across notebooks and files.

#Compute #Git Folders

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 2, 2026
Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)
Allows read-only access to Delta tables in foreign catalogs like OneLake or AWS Glue.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 27, 2026
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute
Supports private or authenticated registries as workspace defaults. Applies to UI and API created classic compute.

#Compute #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 21, 2026
Manage project environments with %uv commands
Requires environment version 5 or above. Supports serverless notebooks.

#Compute #Notebooks

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 17, 2026
Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available
Now supports sharing to external Iceberg clients.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 14, 2026
Sharing tables backed by default storage is now generally available
Enabled by default on a rolling basis, can be shared with classic compute recipients.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 13, 2026
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.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 13, 2026
Target an Azure capacity reservation group for classic compute
Requires VNet injection, guarantees compute capacity for constrained VM types.

#Compute

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 10, 2026
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.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
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.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
Serverless compute access control is now generally available
Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged.

#Compute #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 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.

#Compute #Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jul 31, 2026
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Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Enables shared compute for groups with compliance security profile, supporting Databricks Runtime for ML and RDD APIs.

#Compute #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 24, 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
Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards
Requires compliance security profile with C5, TISAX, or IRAP controls.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 15, 2026
Serverless compute is now available in the Azure UK West region
Supports notebooks, jobs, pipelines, and SQL warehouses, with private connectivity.

#Compute #Networking

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs Jul 14, 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
Data Classification is now available by default for some workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or HITRUST.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jun 23, 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
Schedule deferred policy enforcement for all-purpose compute
Applies on next restart or immediately, and admins can cancel scheduled enforcements.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview)
Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables.

#Compute #Platform

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 21, 2026
Databricks Container Services for standard compute is now available (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.3 or later, allows custom Docker images in shared compute.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 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
Databricks Data Classification is now GA
Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI.

#Data Classification #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 20, 2026
Compute log delivery to volumes is now GA
Delivers Spark driver, worker, and event logs to Unity Catalog volumes, recommended for log storage.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 16, 2026
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
SAP semantic metadata syncs automatically into Unity Catalog
Includes table and column comments, primary keys, and foreign keys.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Apr 6, 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
Serverless compute is enabled by default
Eligible Google Cloud workspaces are affected, account admins no longer need to manually enable it.

#Compute

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 12, 2026
Update request parameters for Delta Sharing recipient audit log events
Includes catalog_name, in addition to share_name.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 19, 2025
Flexible node types are now generally available
Falls back to alternative instance types when specified type is unavailable, improving launch reliability.

#Compute

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 17, 2025
Delta Sharing to external Iceberg clients is in Public Preview
Supports Snowflake, Trino, Flink, and Spark clients with zero-copy access.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 15, 2025
New token expiration policy for open Delta Sharing
New tokens expire in 1 year, existing ones expire on December 8, 2026.

#Delta Sharing

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 8, 2025

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