Releasesby GlyphData product domains in Starburst Galaxy
Starburst Galaxy added support for data product domains. Users can now assign data products to domains, making data products easier to find across an organization.
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Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA)
Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA). Query templates allow data clean room owners and publishers to share predefined queries without exposing the underlying tables and views. Additionally, table parameters in table-valued functions (TVFs) are generally available (GA).
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features and improvements. Validate VARIANT values with is_valid_variant The is_valid_variant function returns true when its input is a well-formed VARIANT value and false otherwise.
ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) GRANT policies dynamically grant Unity Catalog privileges to securables whose governed tags match a condition. They now support model services, model provider services, Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and agent services, which are the resource types Unity Gateway governs.
REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
REPLACE USING flows are now available for standalone streaming tables in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.
Unity Catalog ABAC GRANT policies support more securable types in Beta
ABAC GRANT policies dynamically grant Unity Catalog privileges to securables whose governed tags match a condition. These policies were previously only available for models, but now also support model services, model provider services, Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and agent services. All supported types are in Beta.
Gemini Enterprise: New data stores and support for new actions (Public Preview)
The following data stores are available in Public Preview in Gemini Enterprise: Cisco Workspaces Fibery Gong Guru Hex LegalZoom Mercury Miro Ramp Solve Intelligence Vanta Webex Meetings You can search and read data from these data stores using natural language.
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Icehouse LakeOps in public preview
Starburst Galaxy added public preview support for Icehouse LakeOps, a Starburst-built service that performs optimization tasks on registered catalogs.
Agent logs: immutable audit log of AIDA interactions
Starburst Galaxy added support for Agent logs, an immutable audit log of AIDA interactions.
Token consumption for AI features shown in Usage and Billing tab
Starburst Galaxy added support for viewing token consumption for AI features in the Usage and Billing tab.
Guardrails for AIDA
Starburst Galaxy added support for guardrails, a set of cluster-wide protections for AIDA.
Polaris catalog supports Google Cloud Storage with vended credentials
The Polaris catalog in Starburst Galaxy now supports Google Cloud Storage, including authentication with vended credentials.
Polaris catalog supports vended credentials for Amazon S3
Starburst Galaxy added support for authentication using vended credentials to Amazon S3 for the Polaris catalog.
Smart load balancing for deployment set routing is generally available
Smart load balancing, a routing mechanism available with deployment set routing, is now generally available in Starburst Galaxy.