Releasesby GlyphWindow measures on a numeric index column in metric views
Window measures support unitless offset and trailing / leading ranges on a consecutive integer order column. Use a numeric index for non-calendar periods such as fiscal weeks or 4-4-5 periods. See Window measures on a numeric index column .
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Metadata for BigQuery Graph is automatically ingested and searchable in Knowledge Catalog
Metadata for BigQuery Graph is automatically ingested and searchable in Knowledge Catalog . This feature is available in preview .
BigQuery supports WHERE clauses inside aggregate function calls in preview
Aggregate function calls can now include a WHERE clause that filters their input with a boolean expression, simplifying conditional aggregation in SQL.
Multimodal AI_SUMMARIZE for automatic theme summarization (Public Preview)
Snowflake Cortex AI_SUMMARIZE is now available in public preview, enabling customers to summarize text and multimodal content, including images and documents, directly in Snowflake.
Zero-copy support for all table formats in interactive warehouses (General availability)
Support for all table formats in interactive warehouses is now generally available and is no longer in Preview .
Metadata for BigQuery Graph is now automatically ingested and searchable in Knowledge Catalog
Metadata for BigQuery Graph is now automatically ingested and searchable in Knowledge Catalog. This feature is available in preview . For more information, see Knowledge Catalog overview .
Gemini model deprecation and retirement date updates
The retirement and deprecation dates for the following Gemini models have been updated: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image ( gemini-2.5-flash-image ) : Deprecated and scheduled for retirement on March 15, 2027 (extended from October 2, 2026). Migrate to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image ( gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image ).
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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 .
Sharing metric views with OpenSharing is now generally available
Sharing metric views with OpenSharing is now generally available. Add metric views to a share and query them with MEASURE(...) on serverless compute. See Add metric views to a share and Read shared metric views .
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 2026.39 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.39 is now available in the Preview channel.
Databricks SQL version 2026.38 is rolling out in Current
Databricks SQL version 2026.38 is rolling out to the Current channel. See features in 2026.38 .
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 .
Query tags for SQL warehouses are now generally available
Query tags are now generally available. You can apply custom key-value tags to SQL workloads for grouping, filtering, and cost attribution on Databricks SQL warehouses and Lakehouse//RT compute. Tags appear in system.query.history and on the Query History page of the Databricks UI. See Query tags .