Releasesby GlyphSecond generation Openflow deployments and runtimes (General availability)
Second generation (gen 2) Openflow deployment and runtime SQL objects are now generally available on AWS and Azure. Create, modify, and remove gen 2 deployments and runtimes with CREATE , ALTER , DROP , SHOW , and DESCRIBE commands, or through the Openflow UI, with standard Snowflake RBAC on schema-scoped objects.
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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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Openflow gen 1 deployment creation retired
You can no longer create new first generation (gen 1) Openflow deployments (BYOC or Snowflake). All new deployments are second generation (gen 2), created with CREATE OPENFLOW DEPLOYMENT or the Openflow UI. Existing gen 1 deployments continue to work unchanged, and you can still create new gen 1 runtimes on an existing gen 1 deployment.
Second generation Openflow deployments and runtimes now available on GCP
Second generation (gen 2) Openflow deployment and runtime SQL objects are now available on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), in addition to AWS and Azure. Previously, gen 2 deployment and runtime SQL objects were generally available only on AWS and Azure.
Openflow Connector for Jira Cloud: Core flow (General availability)
The Atlassian Jira Cloud (Core) flow is now generally available. The flow ingests Jira Cloud issues, projects, users, and related data into dedicated Snowflake tables with explicit schemas. It supports optional deletion tracking and parallel ingestion across projects. The Atlassian Jira Cloud (Agile) flow remains in Public Preview .
Second generation Openflow (Preview)
Second generation (gen 2) Openflow is now in public preview. Gen 2 makes Openflow deployments, runtimes, and connectors first-class Snowflake SQL objects with standard RBAC, SQL lifecycle management, and versioned connector configuration. Supported connectors at public preview: PostgreSQL CDC, MySQL/MariaDB CDC. Gen 2 Openflow is available on AWS and Azure.
Migration of gen 1 Openflow deployments and runtimes to gen 2 (General availability)
Migration of gen 1 Openflow deployments and runtimes to gen 2 is now generally available. From the Openflow UI, you can convert an existing gen 1 deployment ( OPENFLOW DATA PLANE INTEGRATION ) and all of its runtimes ( OPENFLOW RUNTIME INTEGRATION ) into gen 2 OPENFLOW DEPLOYMENT and OPENFLOW RUNTIME objects, with standard Snowflake RBAC on the resulting...
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.
Openflow Endpoints (General availability)
With this release, Openflow endpoints are now generally available for Snowflake deployments and Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) deployments. You can create stable HTTPS URLs that route external HTTP requests to Listen processors in your Openflow runtimes.