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Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA)
Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA). Query templates allow data clean room owners and publishers to share predefined queries without exposing the underlying tables and views. Additionally, table parameters in table-valued functions (TVFs) are generally available (GA).
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features and improvements. Validate VARIANT values with is_valid_variant The is_valid_variant function returns true when its input is a well-formed VARIANT value and false otherwise.
ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) GRANT policies dynamically grant Unity Catalog privileges to securables whose governed tags match a condition. They now support model services, model provider services, Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and agent services, which are the resource types Unity Gateway governs.
REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
REPLACE USING flows are now available for standalone streaming tables in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.
Unity Catalog ABAC GRANT policies support more securable types in Beta
ABAC GRANT policies dynamically grant Unity Catalog privileges to securables whose governed tags match a condition. These policies were previously only available for models, but now also support model services, model provider services, Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and agent services. All supported types are in Beta.
Gemini Enterprise: New data stores and support for new actions (Public Preview)
The following data stores are available in Public Preview in Gemini Enterprise: Cisco Workspaces Fibery Gong Guru Hex LegalZoom Mercury Miro Ramp Solve Intelligence Vanta Webex Meetings You can search and read data from these data stores using natural language.
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Connector setup opens the form before the AI setup assistant
New source or destination setup now opens the configuration form first, with an Agent/Form toggle to switch to the AI assistant.
Agents can join data from multiple connectors in one query
Agents can combine data from more than one connector in a single query against synced data.
Airbyte Self-Managed 2.2 released, one-way database upgrade
Airbyte 2.2 migrations drop tables that 2.1.x depends on, so the upgrade is one-way and rolling back to 2.1.x is not supported. Take a database backup before upgrading.
Airbyte 2.2 community deployments drop HTTP Basic API credentials
Community deployments no longer accept HTTP Basic credentials on the API. Callers must switch to an access token from /api/v1/applications/token.
Airbyte 2.2 Helm charts accept namespaceOverride
Both the main chart and the data plane chart accept a top-level namespaceOverride value that controls the namespace written onto chart resources.
Airbyte 2.2 sizes replication orchestrator separately from jobs
The server reads global.workloads.resources.replication settings for the replication orchestrator, and global.jobs.resources is deprecated in favor of global.workloads.resources.mainContainer.
Semantic search for GitHub issues, pull requests and comments
Agents can search GitHub by meaning, including issue descriptions, pull request descriptions, and comments.
Agents SDK document downloads return paged readable text
Downloading a document through a connector returns readable text in pages, each indicating how much text came back and whether more is available.