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

    Requires compliance security profile.

  2. Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry.

  3. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Converts SQL datasets to local metric views and adds parameter support to Genie Code.

  4. Dashboard enhancements

    Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.

  5. 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.

  6. Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI

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

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. 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.

  9. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Embedded dashboards now have filter APIs, and ranked table calculations are imported from Power BI and Tableau.

  10. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Hides pages from published view, adds path map visualization and customizable table column header alignment.

  11. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Import from Power BI and Tableau is now generally available. Larger Excel downloads support up to 1 million rows.

  12. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  13. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Removes duplicate subscribers from dashboard schedules, fixes duplicate emails and import issues.

  14. 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.

  15. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Supports rich text formatting in widget titles and descriptions. Adds run history for schedules.

  16. Format AI/BI dashboard widget titles and descriptions with rich text

    Supports text styling, links, and tables via toolbar or markdown.

  17. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Genie Code now creates dashboard relationships from imported BI files and supports full undo and redo.

  18. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds image widget, improves multi-select filters, and fixes cross-filtering and scrollbar bugs. Genie Code for dashboard authoring is now generally available.

  19. 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.

  20. Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
  21. Governance Hub is in Beta

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

  22. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Git folders are now generally available, and schedules can be run on demand.

  23. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Import BI files uses Genie Code, supports Power BI and Tableau reports.

  24. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Imports Power BI and Tableau reports as AI/BI dashboards. Adds STRING_AGG function for concatenating strings.

  25. Dashboard relationships (Public Preview)

    Builds complex multi-fact data models for AI/BI dashboards.

  26. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Annotations can be driven by data or calculations, and 6 new preset themes are available.

  27. Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks

    They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content.

  28. Legacy compute_preview system schema deprecated

    Replaced by system.compute schema.

  29. Dashboard enhancements

    Adds table header color customization and local metric view parameters.

  30. Install third-party apps from Databricks Marketplace

    Installs apps directly in Unity Catalog-governed workspaces, keeping provider code closed-source.

  31. Use Universal Commits to purchase Marketplace partner products

    Up to 10% of Universal Commits can be used for third-party products.

  32. Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens (Beta)

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

  33. Managed disaster recovery is now in Public Preview

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  34. Mission Critical add-on is now in Public Preview

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  35. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Gantt charts require matching start and end field types. Custom visualizations use Vega-Lite library.

  36. Dashboard enhancements

    Saves filter combos as shared bookmarks, adds pivot table column expansion.

  37. Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)

    Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

  38. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables support banded rows and default sorting. Median and percentile expressions are added to metric views.

  39. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds Tableau and Power BI import, open-source fonts, and parameter values in text widgets. Supports non-table Genie Code outputs.

  40. Configure an additional recipient for workspace operational emails

    Receives operational updates like breaking changes and incident communications, use a distribution-list alias for multiple people.

  41. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Error bars display as bands on line charts. Custom SQL measures no longer require full name paths.

  42. App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

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