Releasesby GlyphGovern LLMs in Unity Catalog with model services (Beta)
You can now govern Databricks-hosted LLMs in Unity Catalog using model services , currently in Beta. A model service is a Unity Catalog securable that represents a governed LLM endpoint, so you can define an endpoint once and share it across workspaces using Unity Catalog privileges, instead of duplicating endpoints per workspace.
Also shipped Jun 29, 2026Databricks in June 2026 →
Dynamic Iceberg table replication (General availability)
Snowflake now supports replication of dynamic Iceberg tables as part of replication and failover groups. Previously, dynamic Iceberg tables were skipped during replication refresh operations. For more information, see Configure replication for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables .
Fast mode removed for Claude Opus 4.6
Requests to claude-opus-4-6 with speed fast now run at standard speed and standard rates without erroring, and usage.speed reports the speed used. Migrate to Claude Opus 4.8 to keep fast mode.
Cursor Mobile App for iOS
Cursor for iOS is now available in public beta on all paid plans. Launch and manage always-on agents from anywhere. Cloud agents on mobile Open the Cursor mobile app, choose a repo, and launch an agent the same way you would on the desktop app.
Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now in preview for GitHub Copilot
Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now rolling out in preview on GitHub Copilot. Fast mode delivers significantly faster output token speeds while maintaining the same intelligence as Claude Opus 4.8, making it well suited for interactive coding and agentic workflows where responsiveness matters.
Vercel Functions can now be up to 5GB in package size
Vercel Functions now support Node.js and Python deployments up to 5GB in package size on Fluid compute , a 20x increase over the previous 250MB limit. Large Functions support is in public beta .
Realtime voice, speech, and transcription now supported on AI Gateway
AI Gateway now supports voice and audio models. You can build realtime voice agents, generate speech from text, and transcribe audio to text. This provides the same observability, spend controls, and bring-your-own-key support as text, image, and video models in AI Gateway, with no markup or platform fees.
More from Unity CatalogEvery Unity Catalog release →
Secrets in Unity Catalog (Public Preview)
You can now store, govern, and access secrets as securable objects in Unity Catalog. A Unity Catalog secret uses the three-level namespace ( catalog.schema.secret ) and is governed by Unity Catalog privileges, so you can apply the same access controls and auditing that you use for other data assets. See Secrets in Unity Catalog .
Request for Access will soon be enabled by default for all workspaces
In an upcoming release, Request for Access will be enabled by default for all workspaces, and access requests will be routed to the owner of the requested Unity Catalog object via email. You can configure access request destinations at any time in the metastore settings. The legacy workspace-level access request settings will be deprecated.
Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)
Streaming reads from OpenSharing tables now support the Trigger.AvailableNow trigger. This trigger captures the shared table's current version when it starts, processes all available data across one or more micro-batches (honoring maxFilesPerTrigger and maxVersionsPerRpc ), and then stops, which is well suited to scheduled, batch-like incremental...
Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards
Data Classification is now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled and either C5, TISAX, or IRAP controls selected.
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Register Scala and Java user-defined functions (UDFs) in Unity Catalog and reuse them across notebooks, jobs, and SQL warehouses with Unity Catalog governance. Reuse existing JVM logic and get better performance than Python UDFs on all compute, including serverless. See Scala and Java user-defined functions (UDFs) in Unity Catalog .
Unity Catalog OSS UnityCatalog 0.5.1
We are pleased to announce the Unity Catalog 0.5.1 release, a patch release focused on credential-caching reliability and performance, plus authorization fixes for permission APIs. A huge thank you to the awesome community who made this release possible!
Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog
The sample datasets /databricks-datasets mounted to DBFS are now also available in the samples catalog as samples.databricks.datasets , made available through OpenSharing. The datasets volume hosts a collection of Databricks-provided datasets that you can use to build and test data pipelines.
Role-based access control (RBAC) is in Public Preview
Role-based access control (RBAC) is now in Public Preview. RBAC lets users assume a role in Databricks using only that role's permissions for the duration of the session instead of their own accumulated permissions. This enables exclusive access.