Releasesby GlyphServerless Inference now requires a positive prepaid account balance before you can send inference requests
Serverless Inference now requires a positive prepaid account balance before you can send inference requests. Usage charges are deducted from this balance, and access is suspended if it reaches $0. You can add a prepayment manually or enable …
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Dynamic Iceberg table replication (General availability)
Snowflake now supports replication of dynamic Iceberg tables as part of replication and failover groups. Previously, dynamic Iceberg tables were skipped during replication refresh operations. For more information, see Configure replication for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables .
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features, behavioral changes, and bug fixes.
SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available
The SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available. Use the task to evaluate a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job. The task returns its evaluation state as a task output value, so downstream tasks can branch on the result. See SQL alert task for jobs .
Govern LLMs in Unity Catalog with model services (Beta)
You can now govern Databricks-hosted LLMs in Unity Catalog using model services , currently in Beta. A model service is a Unity Catalog securable that represents a governed LLM endpoint, so you can define an endpoint once and share it across workspaces using Unity Catalog privileges, instead of duplicating endpoints per workspace.
Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta)
You can now bring your own Docker container image to AI Runtime CLI ( air ) workloads. This feature is in Beta . Use a custom image when you need specific system library versions, complex dependencies, or a reproducible environment. See Use custom Docker images .
Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available
Parquet v2 is now generally available for Delta Lake tables in Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above. Parquet v2 uses advanced encodings, v2 data page headers, and INT64 timestamps to improve query performance and reduce table sizes. To use, set the delta.parquet.format.version table property to 2.12.0 or enable automatic upgrades.
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The DigitalOcean Control Panel now supports light and dark themes
The DigitalOcean Control Panel now supports light and dark themes. From the profile menu in the top right corner of the control panel, you can set your theme to a light or dark appearance, or match your operating system’s appearance …
Presets are now available for DigitalOcean Evaluations
Presets are now available for DigitalOcean Evaluations. You can save and reuse evaluation configurations, including the candidate model, system prompt, hyperparameters, judge model, and metrics.
DigitalOcean Evaluations is now generally available
DigitalOcean Evaluations is now generally available. Use Evaluations to create test cases, run evaluation datasets, and measure model performance against selected metrics.
Custom metrics are now available for DigitalOcean Evaluations
Custom metrics are now available for DigitalOcean Evaluations. You can define your own metrics to evaluate model behavior against criteria specific to your use case.
Insights, agent tracing, and conversation logs are deprecated for all agents, including agents created...
Insights, agent tracing, and conversation logs are deprecated for all agents, including agents created through the Control Panel, CLI, API, and Agent Development Kit (ADK). To monitor deployed agent behavior, use Agent Metrics and Runtime …
Agent evaluations support for the Agent Development Kit (ADK), previously in preview, is now removed
Agent evaluations support for the Agent Development Kit (ADK), previously in preview, is now removed. To evaluate agents, use agent evaluations via the DigitalOcean Control Panel for supported agent types. To monitor ADK agent behavior, use …