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Automatic upgrades begin rolling out row tracking and Checkpoint V2 to existing tables

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Automatic upgrades begin rolling out row tracking and Checkpoint V2 to existing Unity Catalog managed tables, not just new tables. This rollout is gradual, so these features will be available to different customers at different times.

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Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview

The web terminal in notebooks connected to serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is now in Public Preview . Use it to run shell commands, monitor GPU usage with nvidia-smi , install libraries, and manage files directly on the compute. This requires serverless GPU environment version 5 or above. See Run shell commands in Databricks web terminal .

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Serverless compute access control is now generally available

Serverless compute access control is now generally available. Workspace admins can govern who runs serverless workloads through two built-in serverless compute objects: Default Interactive Compute (governs access to notebooks and Databricks Connect) and Default Automated Compute (governs access to jobs and Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow).

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Organize your work with spaces

You can now use spaces to organize your work in the Databricks editor. Each space lets you focus on a specific folder or project while preserving your open tabs, so you can easily pick up where you left off. See Organize your work with spaces .

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Filter updates for the Databricks Excel Add-in

The Databricks Excel Add-in now supports cascading filters and case-insensitive string matching. Additionally, the LIKE , NOT LIKE , IN , NOT IN , and ILIKE filters are no longer available in the filters list. See Filter imported data .

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Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

Dedicated group clusters will be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled in September 2026. You can assign a compute resource to a group using the Dedicated access mode, letting group members share compute while securely running languages and workloads not supported by standard access mode, such as Databricks Runtime...

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Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview

Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview . Git folders that you create from the UI automatically get Git CLI access when your workspace is eligible, so you can run standard Git commands such as git stash , interactive rebase, pre-commit hooks, Git submodules, and Large File Storage (LFS) directly from a Databricks terminal.

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Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24)

New maintenance updates are available for supported Databricks Runtime versions. These updates include bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements. For details, see: Databricks Runtime 18 LTS Databricks Runtime 18.2 Databricks Runtime 18.1 Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS Databricks Runtime 16.4 LTS Databricks Runtime 15.4 LTS Databricks Runtime...

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Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (08/04)

New maintenance updates are available for supported Databricks Runtime versions. These updates include bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements. For details, see: Databricks Runtime 18 LTS Databricks Runtime 18.2 Databricks Runtime 18.1 Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS Databricks Runtime 16.4 LTS Databricks Runtime 15.4 LTS Databricks Runtime...

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