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  1. Automatic change data feed will soon be available in all supported regions Coming soon

    Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Replaces manual change data feed setup on tables.

    #Delta Lake
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  2. The counter_diff SQL window function is now available

    Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.

    #Databricks SQL
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  3. 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.

    #Databricks SQL
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  4. Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI

    Settings API still allows enable or disable until November 1, 2026.

    #Administration#Databricks AI
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  5. See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)

    Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.

    #Databricks AI#Databricks SQL
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  6. The partner-powered AI features setting will be removed Coming soon

    Settings will remain as is, but changes will require contacting the account team after removal.

    #Administration#Databricks AI
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  8. time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets

    Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.

    #Databricks SQL
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  9. Tags page in Governance Hub (Beta)

    Provides a centralized view of tag usage, summarizes governed tags, and offers recommendations for invalid values. Requires account admins to enable from Previews page.

    #Administration#Unity Catalog
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  10. REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)

    Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  11. Alert system tables are in Public Preview

    Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.

    #Databricks SQL#System tables & audit logs
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  12. Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)

    Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  13. Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL

    Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  14. Environment variables for serverless jobs are in Beta

    Requires workspace admin to enable from Previews page.

    #Data Engineering
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  15. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens are now generally available

    Sends emails to workspace admins 7 days before token expiration for used tokens with lifetime over 7 days. No configuration is required.

    #Administration#Security
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  16. Governance Hub is in Beta

    Enables monitoring of data health and AI usage, requires account admin enablement from Previews page.

    #Administration
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  17. Transactions are now generally available

    Require catalog commits enabled on participating tables. Use BEGIN ATOMIC or BEGIN TRANSACTION syntax.

    #Delta Lake
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  18. Variant and Variant shredding are now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3, recommended 18.1 for optimal performance.

    #Delta Lake
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  19. Variant will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Ingests semi-structured data from sources like Kinesis and REST APIs. Available in July 2026.

    #Delta Lake#Security
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  21. Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)

    Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.

    #Databricks SQL
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  22. Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available

    Reuses existing JVM logic, offers better performance than Python UDFs.

    #Data Engineering
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  23. Automatic upgrades will roll out more features to existing tables Coming soon

    Adds row tracking and Checkpoint V2 to existing tables.

    #Delta Lake
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  24. Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.

    #Databricks SQL#Security
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  25. Object metadata column is now in Public Preview

    Exposes object properties like MIME type and tags, available in Databricks Runtime 18.1.

    #Data Engineering
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  26. MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta

    Replaces separate ingestion gateway, requires single pipeline update.

    #Data Engineering
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  27. Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)

    Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads.

    #Databricks SQL
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  28. MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

    Requires enabling Match Recognize preview in workspace settings.

    #Databricks SQL
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  29. Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview

    Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION.

    #Databricks SQL
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  30. 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
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  31. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

    #Databricks SQL
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  32. Legacy compute_preview system schema deprecated

    Replaced by system.compute schema.

    #Administration
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  33. 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
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  34. 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
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  35. Converting a partitioned table to liquid clustering is generally available

    Uses ALTER TABLE command, requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above.

    #Data Engineering
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  36. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens (Beta)

    Sends emails to workspace admins when tokens expire in 7 days, requiring no configuration.

    #Administration#Security
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  37. Managed disaster recovery is now in Public Preview

    Replicates metadata, table data, and workspace assets to a secondary region. Requires account team enablement.

    #Administration
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  38. Mission Critical add-on is now in Public Preview

    Unlocks managed disaster recovery and ESC for a single compute rate, enabled per workspace.

    #Administration
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  39. Lakehouse Replay (Beta)

    Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

    #Data Engineering#Databricks SQL
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  40. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

    #Databricks SQL
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  41. Refresh policies and EXPLAIN CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW for materialized views are now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 and above. Available in Databricks SQL.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  42. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

    XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

    #Databricks SQL
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