Releasesby GlyphData quality monitoring anomaly detection is now generally available
Anomaly detection for data quality monitoring is now generally available. Enable it at the schema level to monitor the freshness and completeness of every table in the schema, based on historical data patterns. Results for all monitored tables are stored in the system.data_quality_monitoring.table_results system table, which is also now generally available.
Also shipped Oct 29, 2026Databricks in October 2026 →
Monte Carlo's Terraform provider is now on the OpenTofu registry
Monte Carlo has published its Terraform provider and agent modules to the OpenTofu registry, enabling users to manage Monte Carlo infrastructure as code using OpenTofu.
REST API v2 (Public preview): onboard Monte Carlo from your AI tool, Terraform or a script
Monte Carlo's REST API v2 is now in public preview, enabling automated onboarding and deployment of collection agents via scripts, Terraform, or AI tools.
Gemini-powered Explore summaries in Looker are generally available
The ability to generate summaries of Looker Explores using Gemini assistance is now generally available.
Looker bullet chart visualization is generally available
The bullet chart visualization type is now generally available in Looker, allowing users to evaluate metric performance against targets and thresholds.
Looker table row grouping is generally available
Table row grouping and associated menu options are now generally available in Looker, allowing hierarchical display of table data.
Looker Visualization Assistant is generally available
The Looker Visualization Assistant is now generally available.
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Simba JDBC Driver (Legacy) 2.8.6 is available
Databricks released Simba JDBC Driver (Legacy) 2.8.6 to prevent pending Cloud Fetch downloads from delaying connection closure and to update dependencies.
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 is retired
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 has been retired. Kimi K3 is the recommended replacement model.
Thinking Machine Labs Inkling is retired
Thinking Machine Labs Inkling has been retired. GLM 5.3 or Kimi K3 are recommended as replacements.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (0813) is retired
DeepSeek V4 Pro (0813) has been retired. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (1017) is the recommended replacement.
Account-level security features are now available by default at GA
Account-level security features, including network connectivity and encryption controls, are now available by default upon general availability. Admins no longer need to manually enable these features on the Previews page.
Databricks Runtime 19: October 26, 2026
Databricks updated Databricks Runtime 19 with operating system security updates and general bug fixes.
Databricks Runtime 19: November 2, 2026
New features and improvements ALTER SHARE ADD/ALTER VIEW now accepts WITH HISTORY and WITHOUT HISTORY ; existing history defaults are unchanged. Library and environment updates Updated Python libraries: pytz from 2025.2 to 2026.5 tzdata from 2026.2 to 2026.5
Simba JDBC Driver (Legacy) 2.8.7 is available
Simba JDBC Driver (Legacy) 2.8.7 updates jackson-core , jackson-databind , and jackson-datatype-jsr310 to 2.21.8. Download it from the JDBC drivers archive under All JDBC Driver Versions (Simba) .