Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta)
Context-based ingress control now supports Partner Platforms as a network source. Select a partner platform to allowlist the IPs that third-party apps use to connect to Databricks, including Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform. Databricks manages and updates these IP lists automatically. See Network sources .
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Conversational analytics now supports the AI.AGG function
Conversational analytics now supports the AI.AGG function . This function is in Preview .
CREATE OR ALTER is generally available for 24 object types
CREATE OR ALTER is now generally available for 24 object types. CREATE OR ALTER creates an object if it doesn’t exist, or modifies an existing object to match the statement definition. It’s especially useful in declarative deployment workflows and CI/CD pipelines where the same script must be safe to re-run.
Catalog integration for Snowflake Postgres (General availability)
Catalog integrations for Snowflake Postgres are now generally available. A Snowflake Postgres catalog integration lets Snowflake automatically discover tables managed by a Snowflake Postgres instance and access them as read-only Apache Iceberg™ tables, using vended credentials so you don’t need to configure an external volume or manage storage credentials...
Admin API adds Claude Enterprise user management in beta
Claude Enterprise organizations can list and look up members, change roles, remove members, manage invites and groups, and read custom roles through the Admin API. Group and custom-role requests need the ce-user-management-2026-07-13 beta header.
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains expands BYOK capabilities
This update brings major advances in customization and model provider flexibility to all tiers of GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs. With richer plugin and provider experiences, improved conversational interactions, and stronger reliability, teams can more confidently tailor Copilot to how they build software.
Security reviews now available in the GitHub Copilot app
You can now run a security review on your in-flight code changes directly from the GitHub Copilot app. The /security-review slash command is shipping in public preview, bringing the same AI-driven vulnerability scanning already available in Copilot CLI into your everyday coding workflow.
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AI Search high QPS will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
AI Search high QPS will be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled in late August 2026. Set a target QPS on standard AI Search endpoints to power high-throughput, real-time workloads like search bars, recommendation systems, and entity matching. High QPS is enabled by default, but existing endpoints are not affected.
Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview
Model Serving now supports Thinking Machine Labs Inkling as a Databricks-hosted model. This mixture of experts (MoE) model supports text and image inputs, a 1 million token context window, and is optimized for coding, reasoning, and agentic tool-use tasks. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs . Inkling is available in Public Preview .
Custom URLs for your Databricks account (Public Preview)
You can now claim and enable a Custom URL that gives your Databricks account a single, branded entry point (for example, acme.databricks.com ) for all users and workspaces. See Give your Databricks account a custom URL .
AI Search High QPS is now generally available
AI Search High QPS is now generally available for standard endpoints. Set a target QPS on standard AI Search endpoints to power high-throughput, real-time workloads like search bars, recommendation systems, and entity matching. High QPS is enabled by default, but existing endpoints are not affected.
ai_extract and ai_classify are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
The ai_extract and ai_classify SQL AI functions are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled and HIPAA , PCI-DSS , FedRAMP Moderate , CCCS Medium (Protected B) , UK Cyber Essentials Plus , HITRUST , IRAP , C5 , and TISAX controls selected.
Automatic upgrades will roll out more features to existing tables
Automatic upgrades apply recommended features to your Unity Catalog managed tables after verifying workload compatibility. Databricks is expanding the features that automatic upgrades apply to existing tables. Starting in July 2026, automatic upgrades will roll out row tracking and Checkpoint V2 to existing tables.
View warehouse activity details (General Availability)
The Activity details toggle in the SQL warehouse monitoring UI is now generally available. View color-coded annotations on the Running clusters chart that explain why a warehouse remains active, including query activity, fetching queries, open sessions, and idle states.
Agentic code converter is in Beta
The agentic code converter is in Beta . Use it to convert legacy SQL dialects, such as T-SQL, Snowflake, Redshift, Oracle, BigQuery, and Teradata, to ANSI SQL in migration projects in your workspace.