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Databricks Apps is now on by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Requires compliance security profile. #Databricks Apps #Security	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 18, 2026
Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry. #Databricks Apps	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 18, 2026
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL. #Databricks Apps	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 9, 2026
User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Enables apps to act with user identity, enforcing existing permissions. Automatically enabled in late September 2026. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 18, 2026
Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page. #Data Engineering	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
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available Reuses existing JVM logic, offers better performance than Python UDFs. #Data Engineering	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 16, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview) Replaces JSON with serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest. Requires endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026. #Machine Learning #Model Serving	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 9, 2026
Object metadata column is now in Public Preview Exposes object properties like MIME type and tags, available in Databricks Runtime 18.1. #Data Engineering	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 8, 2026
MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update. #Data Engineering	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 1, 2026
Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above, set delta.parquet.format.version to 2.12.0. #Data Engineering	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 29, 2026
AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	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
Auto time-to-live for automatic row deletion is generally available Deletes rows from Delta Lake, Iceberg, and streaming tables based on a DATE or TIMESTAMP column. #Data Engineering	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 12, 2026
Converting a partitioned table to liquid clustering is generally available Uses ALTER TABLE command, requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. #Data Engineering	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 12, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta) Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	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
Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta) Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments. #Databricks Apps	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 29, 2026
Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta) Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs. #Machine Learning #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 20, 2026
App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables. #Databricks Apps	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 11, 2026
Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 5, 2026
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Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates. #Data Engineering	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
Updated UI navigation for Databricks Apps Streamlines app editing and deployment workflows, accessible from the app switcher. #Databricks Apps	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 15, 2026
Git-backed app deployments are now generally available Deploys apps from Git repositories, allowing Git-only deployments across a workspace. #Databricks Apps	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 7, 2026
SQL alert task for jobs (Beta) Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications. #Data Engineering #Data Warehousing	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 Apps supports uv for Python dependency management Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods. #Databricks Apps	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 17, 2026
Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup. #Databricks Apps #Lakebase	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 16, 2026
Databricks Apps compute sizing support for compliance security profile standards Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile enabled, supporting all Databricks compliance standards. #Databricks Apps	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 9, 2026
New resources for Databricks Apps Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables. #Databricks Apps	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 9, 2026
Databricks Apps telemetry (Beta) Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables. #Databricks Apps	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 6, 2026
Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta) Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry. #Machine Learning #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 6, 2026
Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta) Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 6, 2026
Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview) Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported. #Databricks Apps #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	Feb 2, 2026
Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Jan 28, 2026
New resource types for Databricks Apps Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources. #Databricks Apps	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
Configure compute size for Databricks Apps (Public Preview) Controls CPU, memory, and cost based on workload requirements. #Databricks Apps	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Nov 20, 2025
Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta) Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Nov 4, 2025
OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 28, 2025
Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Oct 22, 2025
Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 13, 2025
Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview) Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 6, 2025
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis. #Model Serving	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 29, 2025
Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints. #Model Serving	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 22, 2025

Databricks Apps is now on by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Requires compliance security profile.

#Databricks Apps #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 18, 2026
Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 18, 2026
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 9, 2026
User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Enables apps to act with user identity, enforcing existing permissions. Automatically enabled in late September 2026.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 18, 2026
Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta
Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Reuses existing JVM logic, offers better performance than Python UDFs.

#Data Engineering

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 16, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)
Replaces JSON with serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest. Requires endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026.

#Machine Learning #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 9, 2026
Object metadata column is now in Public Preview
Exposes object properties like MIME type and tags, available in Databricks Runtime 18.1.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta
Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update.

#Data Engineering

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 1, 2026
Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above, set delta.parquet.format.version to 2.12.0.

#Data Engineering

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 29, 2026
AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available
Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

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
Auto time-to-live for automatic row deletion is generally available
Deletes rows from Delta Lake, Iceberg, and streaming tables based on a DATE or TIMESTAMP column.

#Data Engineering

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 12, 2026
Converting a partitioned table to liquid clustering is generally available
Uses ALTER TABLE command, requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above.

#Data Engineering

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 12, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta)
Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

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
Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)
Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 29, 2026
Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)
Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.

#Machine Learning #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview
Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 11, 2026
Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 5, 2026
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Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days
Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates.

#Data Engineering

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
Updated UI navigation for Databricks Apps
Streamlines app editing and deployment workflows, accessible from the app switcher.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 15, 2026
Git-backed app deployments are now generally available
Deploys apps from Git repositories, allowing Git-only deployments across a workspace.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 7, 2026
SQL alert task for jobs (Beta)
Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications.

#Data Engineering #Data Warehousing

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
Databricks Apps supports uv for Python dependency management
Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 17, 2026
Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources
Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

#Databricks Apps #Lakebase

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 16, 2026
Databricks Apps compute sizing support for compliance security profile standards
Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile enabled, supporting all Databricks compliance standards.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 9, 2026
New resources for Databricks Apps
Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 9, 2026
Databricks Apps telemetry (Beta)
Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 6, 2026
Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)
Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.

#Machine Learning #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 6, 2026
Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta)
Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 6, 2026
Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported.

#Databricks Apps #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 2, 2026
Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available
Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 28, 2026
New resource types for Databricks Apps
Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 17, 2025
Configure compute size for Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Controls CPU, memory, and cost based on workload requirements.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 20, 2025
Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)
Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Nov 4, 2025
OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving
Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 28, 2025
Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta
Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Oct 22, 2025
Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving
Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 13, 2025
Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview)
Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 6, 2025
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

#Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 29, 2025
Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying
Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints.

#Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 22, 2025

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