Databricks releases, every cloud

1. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

   Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

   #Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 1, 2026
2. Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon

   Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.

   #Lakebase
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 1, 2026
3. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

   Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

   #Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 30, 2026
4. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

   Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

   #Databricks SQL
   AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 28, 2026

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