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Public Preview release of Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog to enforce data protection policies.
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BigQuery conversational analytics adds ML.CORRELATION in preview
Conversational analytics can now use ML.CORRELATION to calculate statistical correlations between a target column and one or more metric columns in a table.
BigQuery ML.METRICS evaluates predictions without a stored model
The preview ML.METRICS function computes classification or regression evaluation metrics on any table or query with actual and predicted values, with no need to create or reference a stored model.
You can use the AI.CAUSAL_EFFECT function to quantify the impact of specific interventions on time series data
You can use the AI.CAUSAL_EFFECT function to quantify the impact of specific interventions on time series data. This feature is in Preview .
BigQuery Data Engineering Agent integrates with BigQuery Graph
The Data Engineering Agent now uses BigQuery Graph for extra context between source and destination schemas, improving schema mapping accuracy in data engineering pipelines. It is generally available.
Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)
You can now create managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines and write to them with one or more append flows. This feature is in Beta . You can also use import_checkpoint on an append flow to migrate an existing Structured Streaming workload into a pipeline without reprocessing the source. See create_table , CREATE TABLE ... FLOW (pipelines) , and append_flow .
The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available. Connect Microsoft Excel to your Databricks workspace to browse and import governed Unity Catalog tables and views, run SQL queries, build pivot tables, use custom functions, and write data back to Unity Catalog.
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Trust 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.