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  1. Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards

    Enabled by default for workspaces with compliance security profile. Supports all Databricks compliance standards.

  2. Unity Gateway API and developer tools are generally available

    Requires Terraform 1.132.0, Databricks CLI v1.17.0, or later SDK versions.

  3. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway

    Supports text and image inputs, accessible via Foundation Model APIs.

  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.

  5. 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.

  6. OpenAI GPT-6 Astra is now available on Unity Gateway

    Available for enterprise workloads via pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

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  8. Monitor and cap external provider costs

    Tracks and caps spend on Amazon Bedrock and Azure AI Foundry models. Requires enabling External Model Spend in Budgets on the account console.

  9. xAI Grok 4.6 is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through governed API, switch models without changing code.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  10. Zhipu AI GLM 5.3 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API, with centralized permissions and no code changes required.

  11. Unity Gateway now supports Provisioned Throughput

    Adds access controls and usage tracking to Provisioned Throughput models.

  12. Monitor all AI activity with the unified trace table (Beta)

    Captures requests and responses in OpenTelemetry format.

  13. DeepSeek V4 Pro (0813) is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Switch models without changing application code.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  14. Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses

    Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview.

  15. Google Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with no application code changes required.

  16. Smart Routing: Cut AI costs by routing each task to the right model

    Works with Claude Code and Codex via Unity Gateway CLI or Omnigent. Cuts task cost by over 30%.

  17. 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.

  18. ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)

    Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.

  19. DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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  21. Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)

    Requires reauthentication to continue using with Genie One and Genie Code.

  22. Moonshot AI Kimi K3 is now available on Unity Gateway

    Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Supports native vision.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  23. Unity Gateway API: Manage resources with SDKs, the CLI, and Terraform

    Manages endpoints, model providers, and MCP servers. Requires SDKs 0.125.0 and later or CLI v1.11.0 and later.

  24. Unity Gateway is now generally available

    Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.

  25. Use Unity Gateway with your own Claude enterprise subscription

    Routes Claude code through Unity Gateway using existing subscriptions. No credentials are stored.

  26. 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.

  27. Governance Hub is in Beta

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

  28. Connect and govern any external model provider

    Registers as a Unity Catalog securable, allowing queries through Unity Gateway with governance and observability.

  29. Agentic code converter is in Beta

    Converts T-SQL, Snowflake, and other dialects to ANSI SQL. Requires workspace admin enablement.

  30. Legacy compute_preview system schema deprecated

    Replaced by system.compute schema.

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

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

  32. 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)
  33. 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)
  34. 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.

  35. Updated AWS tag character restrictions

    Tag keys and values now cannot contain spaces or /. Tag keys also cannot be just . , .. , or _index.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)

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