Genie One and Genie Agents free usage extended through January 31, 2027
Free usage of Genie One and Genie Agents is extended through January 31, 2027. This promotion was previously set to end on July 31, 2026. Budget controls do not apply to these products during the promotional period. The promotion covers usage by users only. Service principals are excluded, and their Genie One and Genie Agents usage continues to be billed.
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BigQuery cross-cloud connections query AWS, Azure and Salesforce in preview
Cross-cloud connections query data in AWS, Azure and Salesforce Data 360 from all BigQuery regions, support more BigQuery features and are more cost efficient than BigQuery Omni connections.
BigQuery JDBC driver adds OpenTelemetry tracing and logging
The JDBC driver for BigQuery now supports OpenTelemetry for tracing and logging, with automatic exports to Google Cloud Observability, helping monitor and troubleshoot database interactions. It is generally available.
Inline Stored Procedures for hybrid tables (Public preview)
Inline Stored Procedures for hybrid tables are now available in public preview. Inline Stored Procedures are a new type of Snowflake stored procedure designed for operational workloads on hybrid tables.
Organization Hub (General availability)
The Insights page under Organization Hub presents interactive tiles that show trends, alerts, and summary data for your entire organization. The feature is now generally available to customers who have ORGANIZATION_USAGE premium views enabled, and is no longer in Preview .
AI Agents Inventory in the Trust Center AI Security tab (Preview)
With this preview release, the AI Security tab in the Trust Center includes an AI Agents Inventory section. This section provides a consolidated inventory of the Cortex Agents in your account, filtered by one or more categories, so that you can identify which agents to assess or investigate for better governance and security posture.
Trust Center AI Security scanner package and tab (General availability)
The AI Security scanner package and the AI Security tab in the Trust Center are now generally available. Use them to monitor AI-related configurations and usage in your account, and to review the security posture of AI workloads that use Cortex Agents, Snowflake CoWork, or Cortex Code from a single dashboard.
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Format AI/BI dashboard widget titles and descriptions with rich text
Visualization widget titles and descriptions support rich text formatting. Click a widget's title or description to open a formatting toolbar, where you can apply text styling, links, and tables, or type markdown directly. See Format widget titles and descriptions .
Full page Genie Code is now generally available
Full page Genie Code is now generally available. Full page Genie Code is a command center experience where the active chat is shown prominently, notebooks and files open as tabs alongside it, and you can run multiple chats in parallel. Start work directly from Genie Code, and personalize how it works with skills, instructions, and MCP servers.
Genie One is now available in Google Sheets
You can now use Genie One directly in the Databricks Connector for Google Sheets . Query your governed Databricks data in natural language and import the results into Google Sheets as native rows and columns. See Use Genie One in Google Sheets .
Genie One is now available in Microsoft Excel
You can now use Genie One directly in the Databricks Excel Add-in. Query your governed Databricks data in natural language and import the results into Microsoft Excel as native rows and columns. See Use Genie One in Microsoft Excel .
Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)
All Databricks-managed MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code have migrated to the Unity Gateway . This brings Databricks-managed connectors under Unity Gateway, enabling centralized governance, access controls, and visibility alongside your other MCP servers and tools.
Genie Code web search is in Beta
Genie Code can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information. Web search is disabled by default during the beta for eligible workspaces and must be turned on from the Previews page. See Search the web .
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Rich text in widget titles and descriptions : Visualization widget titles and descriptions now support rich text formatting. Click a widget's title or description to open a formatting toolbar, where you can apply text styling, links, and tables, or enter Markdown text directly. See Format widget titles and descriptions .
Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Markdown tables in Agent mode APIs (Beta) : In the Agent mode APIs, table visualizations now return as markdown instead of table visualization attachments, which improves readability. See the Agent mode API reference .