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Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview) Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime. #Genie Code #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Aug 27, 2026
Custom trace views in the MLflow trace explorer are in Beta Genie generates views based on plain language descriptions, surfacing relevant trace fields and metrics. #Gen AI #MLflow	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 12, 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
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now generally available Stores traces in OpenTelemetry format with unlimited storage and SQL query access. #MLflow #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 16, 2026
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
Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta) Allows custom container images for specific library versions or dependencies, replacing default images. #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 29, 2026
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Improved workspace files read performance Applies to serverless and classic compute with Databricks Runtime 18 and above, speeding up workloads like find and grep. #Developers	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 16, 2026
AI Runtime CLI (Beta) Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine. #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 12, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation Conceptual topics are now under Concepts. #Documentation #Lakeflow	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 9, 2026
Improved workspace file write performance on classic compute Uses asynchronous flushing by default for Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above, batching file writes and deletes. #Developers	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 4, 2026
Declarative Automation Bundles will soon default to use the direct deployment engine Coming soon Replaces Terraform deployment engine, migrating bundles automatically on July 24, 2026. #Bundles #Developers	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 3, 2026
Databricks CLI is now GA Stores U2M tokens in OS-native secure storage. #Developers	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	May 21, 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
Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog. #MLflow #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	May 19, 2026
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now in Public Preview Stores OpenTelemetry traces, governed by Unity Catalog permissions, queryable from Databricks SQL or MLflow Python SDK. #MLflow #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 30, 2026
AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta) Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details. #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 21, 2026
Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs. #Documentation	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 31, 2026
AI Runtime is now in Public Preview Adds GPU support to serverless compute for deep learning workloads. #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 19, 2026
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Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta) Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions. #Machine Learning	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 9, 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
Store and query MLflow traces in Unity Catalog (Beta) Stores MLflow traces in Delta tables for long-term retention and analysis using OpenTelemetry format. #Gen AI #MLflow	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Jan 26, 2026

Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)
Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.

#Genie Code #Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Aug 27, 2026
Custom trace views in the MLflow trace explorer are in Beta
Genie generates views based on plain language descriptions, surfacing relevant trace fields and metrics.

#Gen AI #MLflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 12, 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
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now generally available
Stores traces in OpenTelemetry format with unlimited storage and SQL query access.

#MLflow #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 16, 2026
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
Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta)
Allows custom container images for specific library versions or dependencies, replacing default images.

#Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Improved workspace files read performance
Applies to serverless and classic compute with Databricks Runtime 18 and above, speeding up workloads like find and grep.

#Developers

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 16, 2026
AI Runtime CLI (Beta)
Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine.

#Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 12, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation
Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

#Documentation #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 9, 2026
Improved workspace file write performance on classic compute
Uses asynchronous flushing by default for Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above, batching file writes and deletes.

#Developers

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 4, 2026
Declarative Automation Bundles will soon default to use the direct deployment engine Coming soon
Replaces Terraform deployment engine, migrating bundles automatically on July 24, 2026.

#Bundles #Developers

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 3, 2026
Databricks CLI is now GA
Stores U2M tokens in OS-native secure storage.

#Developers

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 21, 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
Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features
Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog.

#MLflow #Security

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
MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now in Public Preview
Stores OpenTelemetry traces, governed by Unity Catalog permissions, queryable from Databricks SQL or MLflow Python SDK.

#MLflow #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 30, 2026
AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta)
Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details.

#Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 21, 2026
Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

#Documentation

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 31, 2026
AI Runtime is now in Public Preview
Adds GPU support to serverless compute for deep learning workloads.

#Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 19, 2026
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Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta)
Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions.

#Machine Learning

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 9, 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
Store and query MLflow traces in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Stores MLflow traces in Delta tables for long-term retention and analysis using OpenTelemetry format.

#Gen AI #MLflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Jan 26, 2026

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