Releasesby Glyphai_extract precision mode is now generally available
You can now use ai_extract precision mode for advanced extraction workloads, including multi-page documents, schemas with 50 or more fields, many extracted items per document, and complex conditional field logic. See ai_extract function .
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Data movement policies (General availability)
With this release, data movement policies are now generally available for Enterprise Edition (or higher). Data movement policies are part of Snowflake’s data exfiltration protection controls. These SQL-style conditional policies can help you limit, alert on, or block data movement operations based on specific movement types.
Organization Features in Organization Command Center (Preview)
Organization Features is now in preview in Organization Command Center. From the organization account, a user with the GLOBALORGADMIN role can open Organization Hub » Command center , then the Organization Features tile, to see which organization-level capabilities are enabled. In preview, the main control is premium views for cross-account telemetry.
Organization Command Center 3rd party access configuration (Preview)
3rd party access configuration is now in preview in Organization Command Center. From the organization account, a user with the GLOBALORGADMIN role can open Organization Hub » Command center , then the 3rd party access configuration tile, to classify member accounts as internal or external, set the default tenant type for new accounts, and maintain allowed...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Lakebase in four additional regions
Lakebase is now generally available in four additional Azure regions: North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia. This expansion provides customers with additional deployment options and broader regional availability for Lakebas
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-August 2026
In mid-August 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: You can customize keyboard shortcuts for Quick Queries, the Results Grid, and the Query Editor directly within Visual Studio Code, without leaving your editor. Shortcut Conf
[In preview] Public Preview: SQL Formatter in MSSQL extension
With SQL Formatter, you can format SQL scripts directly in your editor for cleaner, more consistent, and readable code. Now in public preview, it includes more customizable formatting options to match your preferred coding style and streamline development
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Write data back to Databricks from Google Sheets
The Databricks Connector for Google Sheets now lets you write data from Google Sheets back to a Unity Catalog table. You can create a new table or overwrite an existing table without leaving Google Sheets. See Write data back to Databricks from Google Sheets .
Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API
The Supervisor API (Beta) reaches end of life on September 30, 2026. After that date, the API is no longer available. Databricks recommends migrating to custom agents on Databricks Apps . See Supervisor API (Beta) (deprecated) .
Manage project environments with %uv commands
You can now use %uv init , %uv add , and %uv sync in serverless notebooks running environment version 5 or above to create a Python project, add dependencies, and sync its environment. See Create reproducible project environments with %uv .
Private network gateway is in Private Preview
Private network gateway is in Private Preview . A private network gateway connects Databricks serverless compute to resources in your VPC, on-premises systems, and the internet through a single managed gateway, reusing your existing network connectivity configuration (NCC).
Databricks Runtime 19: August 24, 2026
Library and environment updates Updated Java from Zulu21.50+19-CA to Zulu21.52+15-CA . Updated Java libraries: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-annotations from 2.21 to 2.22 com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-core from 2.21.2 to 2.22.1 com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-databind from 2.21.2 to 2.22.1 com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jackson-datatype-joda...
ai_prep_search supports plain text and markdown input (Beta)
The ai_prep_search() SQL function now accepts plain text and markdown STRING content in addition to the structured VARIANT output of ai_parse_document . You can now chunk and prepare text that you already have as a string for AI Search indexing and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, without first running it through document parsing.
Expanded networking billing for OpenSharing SecureConnect
Databricks will be expanding networking billing for OpenSharing SecureConnect. Today, data providers are billed for data transfer (egress) when recipients access shared data through SecureConnect. Additional charge types and access scenarios, including charges billed to recipients, are planned.
OpenSharing SecureConnect will be available by default for all accounts
OpenSharing SecureConnect is generally available and available by default for accounts on the Premium plan. For accounts on the Enterprise plan, Databricks will enable it automatically in mid-September 2026, and by early 2027 for the rest.