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- Lakebase Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
PDF upload limit increased to 100 pages, and agents now only use attached sources.
- Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.
- 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.
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- Genie Agents enhancements
Now supports up to 50 data sources and 200,000 conversations per agent.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions
Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Adds SQL function descriptions and upgraded chat-mode models.
- Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.
- Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
Allows sharing with users in other metastores or accounts. Requires adding views to a share.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Agent mode APIs are now generally available, allowing programmatic integration. Unity Catalog functions can be attached as agent tools.
- Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)
Allows read-only access to Delta tables in foreign catalogs like OneLake or AWS Glue.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Adds chat mode, cancel API, and visualization download API.
- LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available
Now supports sharing to external Iceberg clients.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Content search indexes attached volumes for better latency and accuracy. Analyzing files no longer requires Unity Gateway.
- 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.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Returns markdown tables, shows longer agent descriptions, and adds comment functionality.
- Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces
Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces.
- 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.
- Genie One and Genie Agents free usage extended through January 31, 2027
Budget controls are waived, service principals are billed.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Adds conversation sharing and Private Link downloads. Fixes file upload bug.
- Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Raises PDF character limit to 15,000. Adds beta APIs and Unity Catalog volume analysis.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - Genie One and Genie Agents billed usage corrections
Corrects billed usage to reflect free status through January 31, 2027. Adds correction records to system.billing.usage.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Now saves chat threads as agents, shares individual conversations.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One and Genie Agents usage is free through January 31, 2027
Budget controls do not apply, Genie Code is still billed.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)
Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints.
- Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams.
- Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)
Replaces Trigger.Once, requires Databricks Runtime 18.0 or above.
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