Support for Looker (Google Cloud core) in Data lineage is now generally available
Support for Looker (Google Cloud core) in Data lineage is now generally available . This support includes lineage views for LookML views and Explores, Looker dashboards, dashboard elements, Looks, LookML dashboards, and Conversational Analytics agents. You can control data lineage ingestion at the organization, folder, and project levels.
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Improved Lakeflow Performance Observability will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Databricks is enabling improved Lakeflow performance observability by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile.
QuickBooks connector is available in Beta
The managed QuickBooks connector is now available in beta, enabling incremental ingestion of accounting data into Databricks.
Improved Lakeflow Performance Observability is now generally available
Lakeflow Jobs now provide job-level query performance metrics, insights, and optimization suggestions via Genie Code.
OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, offering improved visual reasoning and computer use capabilities for enterprise workloads.
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra model
OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Terra, a model optimized for visual reasoning, computer use, and natural writing.
GitHub Copilot assisted permissions generally available
Assisted permissions are now generally available, using an LLM to evaluate and approve requests for command execution, file system access, and URL navigation.
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Data products in Knowledge Catalog now support Looker (Google Cloud core) assets
Data products in Knowledge Catalog now support Looker (Google Cloud core) assets. You can package, govern, and share Looker (Google Cloud core) dashboards, dashboard elements, Looks, Explores, and LookML projects, models, and views in a data product using Google Group mirroring and IAM access controls. This feature is generally available .
Knowledge Catalog support for importing dbt metadata is now generally available and includes the following...
Knowledge Catalog support for importing dbt metadata is now generally available and includes the following updates: You can import metadata from dbt Cloud job runs using the dbt Cloud interface, the dbt platform CLI, or the dbt Administrative API and webhooks.
Data products now support configuring a default IAM role in an access group
Data products now support configuring a default IAM role in an access group. The default role, once configured, is automatically granted on all packaged and supported assets in the data product. Data product owners can override the default role for individual assets.
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 .
Knowledge Catalog data domains enter preview
Data domains logically organize resources across an enterprise so teams can discover and curate data at scale.
Knowledge Catalog support for importing metadata from dbt Core and MetricFlow is available in Preview
Knowledge Catalog support for importing metadata from dbt Core and MetricFlow is available in Preview . You can use the gcloud alpha dataplex dbt metadata-jobs command to extract and import technical, semantic (MetricFlow), operational, data quality, and lineage metadata from dbt Core artifacts into Knowledge Catalog.
Knowledge Catalog governance workflows for data product access in preview
Governance workflows add automated controls for data product access management through a request-review mechanism.
Data lineage ingestion control is GA for BigQuery, Spark and Airflow
Data lineage can now be controlled at the organization, folder or project level for BigQuery, Managed Service for Apache Spark and Managed Service for Apache Airflow.