Releasesby GlyphDatabricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features and improvements. Validate VARIANT values with is_valid_variant The is_valid_variant function returns true when its input is a well-formed VARIANT value and false otherwise.
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Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA)
Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA). Query templates allow data clean room owners and publishers to share predefined queries without exposing the underlying tables and views. Additionally, table parameters in table-valued functions (TVFs) are generally available (GA).
Gemini Enterprise: New data stores and support for new actions (Public Preview)
The following data stores are available in Public Preview in Gemini Enterprise: Cisco Workspaces Fibery Gong Guru Hex LegalZoom Mercury Miro Ramp Solve Intelligence Vanta Webex Meetings You can search and read data from these data stores using natural language.
Gemini Enterprise: Manage overages, spend limits, and costs for invoiced Cloud Billing accounts
If your project has an invoiced Cloud Billing account and at least one active, non-free-trial subscription, administrators can enable overages, configure monthly spend limits, and monitor feature usage and costs in Gemini Enterprise: Enable overages : Allow users to continue using features at pay-as-you-go rates after reaching pooled quotas.
Compliance API returns local Cowork and Claude Code session transcripts in beta
New GET /v1/compliance/apps/sessions/local endpoints list sessions that run on users' machines, fetch session metadata and return transcripts for Claude Enterprise organizations, using the existing Compliance Access Key.
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 release candidate
GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) 3.22 is now available and introduces new capabilities across the platform. Here are a few highlights in the 3.22 release: Administrators can configure Copilot CLI to work with GHES for enterprises that operate in disconnected or air-gapped environments without connectivity to GitHub Cloud.
Upcoming deprecation of MAI-Code-1-Flash
With the launch of MAI-Code-1.1-Flash , we will deprecate MAI-Code-1-Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative MAI-Code-1-Flash 9-10-2026 MAI-Code-1.1-Flash Please update your workflows and integrations to use the new model before September 10.
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Alert system tables are in Public Preview
The system.alert schema is in Public Preview . This schema contains the alerts table, which records the configuration of every alert, and the alert_evaluation_history table, which records one row per alert evaluation. Use these tables to audit alert definitions, analyze evaluation trends, and monitor alert workloads at scale.
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is rolling out in Current
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is rolling out to the Current channel. See features in 2026.32 .
Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is now available in the Preview channel. See features in 2026.32 .
Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)
You can now set a statement timeout on a single SQL warehouse so that different warehouses can apply different timeouts to their queries. Set the timeout with the statement_timeout field in the Create or Update warehouse APIs. This feature is in Beta and is API-only. See Warehouse-level timeout .
Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
You can now share metric views with Databricks users in other metastores or accounts using OpenSharing. See Add metric views to a share and Read shared metric views .
Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is rolling out in Current
Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is rolling out to the Current channel. See features in 2026.32 .
time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets
time_bucket returns the start of the fixed-width interval a timestamp falls into, aligned to an origin you choose (for example, 15-minute or 3-month buckets). Use it instead of date_trunc when the bucket width or start is not a calendar unit. See time_bucket function .
Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Databricks SQL alerts now support all compliance security profile standards that Databricks supports, and are available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. Use Databricks SQL alerts to monitor data and KPIs by running queries on a schedule, evaluating conditions, and notifying recipients when the conditions are met.