Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces
Lakebase is now enabled by default in workspaces with the compliance security profile , including workspaces that use the HIPAA, C5, or TISAX standard and workspaces that enable the profile without a compliance standard. You no longer need to enable Lakebase in these workspaces. See Data protection .
Also shipped Aug 5, 2026Databricks in August 2026 →
Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) (General availability)
The Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) is now generally available. The connector captures every row-level change from Microsoft SQL Server using Change Data Capture (CDC) and replicates selected tables into Snowflake in near real-time or on a schedule. It supports initial snapshot load, incremental sync, and schema evolution.
The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally available
The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally available. You can now use the following features for table visualizations : Pagination Show/Hide Table Headers Table Borders Cell Highlighting Conditional formatting for string fields
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Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Lakebase is now PCI-DSS and HITRUST compliant for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. On AWS, this support is limited to the us-east-1 region. On Azure, all regions where Lakebase is available are supported. See Data protection .
Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Programmatic management of Lakebase Postgres is now generally available through the REST API, Databricks CLI, and Databricks SDKs (Python, Java, Go). These interfaces support operations for projects, branches, endpoints, databases, roles, credentials, synced tables, and catalogs. See Lakebase API guide .
Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Lakebase adds AI-assisted troubleshooting: database issues and early warnings are surfaced to you with Insights , and you can then investigate and fix them conversationally with Genie . Both draw on database telemetry captured to Unity Catalog. See Observability .
Postgres minor version updates
Lakebase updated its supported Postgres versions to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6. These minor releases bring you the latest upstream Postgres fixes and security patches. When a new minor version is available, Lakebase applies it the next time your compute restarts. See Manage updates .
Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI
A new Genie entry in the Lakebase project sidebar opens Genie Code, the agentic Databricks assistant, scoped to your Lakebase project. Ask it in natural language to run multi-step data and AI tasks: explore your databases and tables, investigate and debug issues, and create and populate tables.
LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
LTAP Direct Writes speeds up how synced tables load into Lakebase. When you create a synced table, Lakebase loads a full copy of your Unity Catalog data into your Postgres branch.
Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)
Lakebase now provides a Service Level Agreement (SLA), with Monthly Uptime Percentage commitments for endpoints in zone-redundant high availability mode and for single-compute endpoints. For details, see Lakebase SLA .
Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. For our SOC reports, please ask your Databricks account team or see Compliance .