Releasesby GlyphAutopilot for sensitive data classification (Public Preview)
With this preview release, Autopilot is available for sensitive data classification. Autopilot lets Snowflake manage classification timing, reclassification schedules, and minimum object age to optimize performance and cost.
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Conversation logging for Conversational analytics in BigQuery is generally available
BigQuery now supports logging data agent conversations directly to a BigQuery table within the agent's project.
Improved Lakeflow Performance Observability will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Databricks is enabling improved Lakeflow performance observability by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile.
Looker (Google Cloud core) data lineage is generally available
Data lineage for Looker (Google Cloud core) is now generally available, providing end-to-end visibility for LookML dashboards and Conversational Analytics agents.
BigQuery Python user-defined functions support volume mounts in preview
Python user-defined functions in BigQuery now support volume mounts, allowing users to access dependency files directly from Cloud Storage.
QuickBooks connector is available in Beta
The managed QuickBooks connector is now available in beta, enabling incremental ingestion of accounting data into Databricks.
Looker-managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is generally available
The Looker-managed MCP server is now generally available, allowing AI agents to interact with business data and LookML models without middleware.
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Trust Center, Data Security scanner package (General availability)
Snowflake's Data Security scanner package is now generally available, providing insights into unauthorized or anomalous data movement.
Carry over comments, tags, and privileges with COPY = ( ... )
The new COPY = ( ... ) parameter for CREATE OR REPLACE statements allows users to automatically carry over comments, tags, and privileges from an existing object to its replacement.
Access externally managed Apache Iceberg™ tables through Snowflake Horizon Catalog (General availability)
Access to externally managed Apache Iceberg tables through Snowflake Horizon Catalog is now generally available.
Horizon Iceberg REST Catalog telemetry (General availability)
Horizon Iceberg REST Catalog telemetry is generally available, logging external query engine HTTP API calls to Snowflake account event tables.
Snowflake-provided tags (General availability)
With this release, Snowflake-provided tags are generally available. 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.
Sensitive data classification error and retry updates
With this release, sensitive data classification provides more specific error messages when automatic classification fails.
Horizon Context (Preview)
We're introducing Horizon Context in preview. Horizon Context extends Horizon Catalog with metadata from external systems and new ways to curate descriptions and preserve lineage, helping people and AI agents discover and understand data across your organization.
Snowsight interface for tags and data protection policies (General availability)
With this release, the Snowsight interface for tags and data protection policies is generally available. These areas require Enterprise Edition or higher .