Releasesby GlyphTrust Center, secure by default approach for scanner package enablement
Secure by default is available only for accounts on Business Critical Edition or Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) with a capacity contract.
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Conversational analytics now supports predictive modeling questions using the AI.PREDICT function
Conversational analytics now supports predictive modeling questions using the AI.PREDICT function . This feature is in Preview .
The partner-powered AI features setting will be removed
On November 1, 2026, Databricks will remove the account- and workspace-level toggle for partner-powered AI features. Each workspace will keep its current setting value: if the setting is enabled, it stays enabled, and if it's disabled, it stays disabled. Removing the toggle doesn't change any setting values.
Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available
Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available. Today, Lakeflow Connect ingests formula fields by taking a full snapshot on each pipeline run by default. When incremental formula field ingestion is generally available, full snapshots will no longer be the default.
ABAC DENY policies are in Beta
ABAC DENY policies are in Beta in Unity Catalog. DENY policies can be used to explicitly deny the MANAGE ACCESS CONTROL privilege to prevent specified principals, including object owners, from performing access-management operations. They always take precedence over any grant. For details, see ABAC DENY policies (Beta) .
See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
You can now turn on the generate_citations option in the ai_search function to see which retrieved chunks the model used to support each answer it generates. ai_search function
Gemini Enterprise: Semantic search support in Google Cloud Marketplace (Preview)
The agent search in Google Cloud Marketplace now supports semantic search, allowing you to find agents by describing their functionality (for example, "generate reports" or "translate text") without needing exact keyword matches. For more information, see Add and manage A2A agents from Google Cloud Marketplace .
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Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog (Public Preview)
Public Preview release of Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog to enforce data protection policies.
External lineage (General availability)
External lineage is now generally available and is no longer in Preview .
Data lineage for streams
You can now see streams on Snowflake data lineage graphs.
Horizon Catalog Explorer UI (Preview)
With this release, the Horizon Catalog Explorer is the default experience for browsing Snowflake objects in Snowsight, replacing Database Explorer. The Horizon Catalog Explorer provides consistent navigation and object detail pages while preserving the tabs and actions that you already use.
Snowflake-provided tags (Public Preview)
With this preview release, Snowflake-provided tags are available in every account. These out of the box tags in the SNOWFLAKE.TAGS schema give you a consistent vocabulary for common governance use cases, including cost center, certification status, sensitivity, environment, and project, without creating and maintaining equivalent tags in each account.
Multi-value tags (General availability)
With this release, multi-value tags are generally available. You can assign more than one string value to the same tag.
Account posture reporting in the Trust Center (Preview)
With this preview release, the Overview tab in the Trust Center includes an Account posture section. This section aggregates Trust Center monitoring activity for your account over a period that you select, showing scanning status, open findings, and at-risk entities.
Programmatic notifications for Trust Center findings (Preview)
You can send Trust Center findings to enterprise ticketing and monitoring systems without waiting in Snowsight or email. Configure a notification integration for a webhook or queue, such as PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Amazon SNS, Azure Event Grid, or Google Pub/Sub, and Snowflake delivers findings that meet your severity threshold to that endpoint.