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- Service principal Genie usage is billed at standard pricing
It excludes service principals from the free monthly usage allowance.
- Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta)
Manages automated snapshot cadences and retention. Available to all Lakebase workspaces.
- Variant shredding will soon be enabled by default on new Variant tables Coming soon
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Breaks compatibility with Databricks Runtime 15.4.
- Lakebase Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
The dataset results table and metric view preview grid now include features like column pinning and natural-language filtering.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
PDF upload limit increased to 100 pages, and agents now only use attached sources.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Skills in Genie One support multiple files and folders
Includes up to 3 folders deep and 50 files or folders per skill, limited to text files.
- Account-only user access to Genie One (Beta)
Eligible users are enrolled automatically, governed by Unity Catalog permissions.
- 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.
- Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.
- The counter_diff SQL window function is now available
Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.
- Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views
Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks.
- Dashboard enhancements
Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.
- Databricks-provided MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code are generally available
Supports Google Drive, Gmail, and other tools, governed by Unity Catalog and Unity Gateway.
- Genie Agents enhancements
The agent monitoring table now has a column picker and citations can point to specific pages in volume files.
- Genie One enhancements
Pinning a chat keeps it at the top of the sidebar. The mobile app supports MCP write actions.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is rolling out in Current
It includes features from version 2026.32.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions
Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.
- time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets
Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
It converts SQL datasets to local metric views and understands SQL dataset parameters.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Each Genie Agent now supports up to 50 data sources and stores up to 200,000 conversations.
- Genie One enhancements
Genie Code skills are on by default and can be customized. Backend steering allows sending messages while Genie One is answering.
- Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.
- Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Searches public web for current info, citing sources as links.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is now available in Preview
It includes features from version 2026.32.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Embedded dashboards support filter APIs and rich text formatting for dynamic data references.
- Genie One enhancements
The Ask Genie button is hidden in embedded dashboards when unsupported. Push notifications are sent to iOS devices for scheduled tasks.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Genie Agents now display SQL function descriptions and use upgraded large language models.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Genie Agents now support chat mode and cancellable API responses. They also offer a downloadable visualizations API.
- LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is rolling out in Current
It is available in the Current channel and includes new features.
- Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI
Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects.
- Postgres minor version updates
Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart.
- Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure
Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Authors can hide pages in published dashboards. Table column headers can be aligned independently of cells.
- Genie One enhancements
Genie now opens Unity Catalog tables directly and includes visualizations in scheduled task emails.
- Lakebase available in four new Azure regions
Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions.
- Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Imports reports from Power BI and Tableau. Downloads up to 1 million Excel rows.
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