Run a subset of job tasks with their dependencies
When you run a subset of a job's tasks, you can now expand your selection to include each task's dependencies. Add the + modifier to a task key to also run its upstream tasks ( +my_task ), its downstream tasks ( my_task+ ), or both ( +my_task+ ). Start a partial run from the UI, the REST API, the Databricks CLI, the SDKs, or Declarative Automation Bundles.
Also shipped Jun 30, 2026Databricks in June 2026 →
Analytical search (Public Preview)
Analytical search, an orchestration capability in Cortex Agents that enables analytical queries over large document collections, is now in Public Preview. Traditional retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approaches retrieve a small number of passages, which limits their ability to answer questions requiring comprehensive analysis, such as counts...
Gemini Omni Flash in public preview
Released gemini-omni-flash-preview, a high-performance multimodal model designed for high-speed video generation and conversational video editing. Using the Interactions API, you can generate 3--10 second videos at 720p from text descriptions or animate still images, and then conversationally edit and refine the outputs.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) is generally available
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image is a multimodal model optimized for ultra-low latency, cost-effective image generation and editing, now GA in the Gemini API.
[Launched] Generally Available: Toolboxes in Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry brings Toolboxes to GA, providing a unified endpoint to invoke the most-used tools in prompt agents and callable outside of prompt agents. Today every agent team hand-assembles its own tool list to solve the same tasks, with no shared ar
Claude Sonnet 5 launches with a 1M token context window at $2 / $10 per MTok
Claude Sonnet 5 supports a 1M token context, 128k max output and the same tools as Sonnet 4.6 except Priority Tier. Migrating teams should note that adaptive thinking is on by default and manual extended thinking changes.
Claude Sonnet 5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot
Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest Sonnet-class model, now available in GitHub Copilot. It brings strong coding performance to everyday development and agentic workflows, giving developers a new Sonnet-class option for tasks across the IDE and CLI.
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Veeva Vault connector (Beta)
The Veeva Vault connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector uses Veeva's Direct Data API to ingest all standard objects, custom objects, system tables, and audit trail tables from your Vault instance into Databricks.
MySQL integrated CDC pipeline is now in Beta
The integrated CDC pipeline for MySQL is now in Beta . An integrated CDC pipeline ingests change data from MySQL into Databricks using a single pipeline, combining extraction and application into one pipeline update. Unlike the standard gateway-based architecture, an integrated CDC pipeline requires no separate ingestion gateway.
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 .
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available
Row filtering in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. Row filtering allows you to ingest only the rows you need by applying conditions similar to a SQL WHERE clause, improving performance and minimizing data duplication.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (GA)
The managed Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. The connector allows you to ingest CRM and ERP data from Dynamics 365 into Databricks using Azure Synapse Link. See Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector .
Standard performance mode is now supported for materialized view or streaming table refreshes in jobs
Materialized view and streaming table refreshes that are orchestrated through a SQL task in a Lakeflow job now respect the job's Performance optimized setting. When the setting is turned off, the refresh uses standard performance mode, which consumes fewer DBUs.
REPLACE WHERE flows are now generally available
REPLACE WHERE flows for pipelines and standalone streaming tables are now generally available. Use them to replace only rows matching a predicate on each refresh, without reprocessing the full table history. See Batch processing with REPLACE WHERE flows .
Excel file format support is now available by default
Excel file format support is now available by default for all workspaces. You can ingest, parse, and query .xls , .xlsx , and .xlsm files directly using built-in support, without external libraries or manual conversions. See Read and stream Excel files .