Releasesby GlyphRequest for access is now generally available
Request for access is now generally available. Users can request privileges on Unity Catalog objects from anywhere in Databricks and track request status in Catalog Explorer. See Access requests .
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Gemini Enterprise: Support for Brazil ( br ) region (GA with allowlist)
Gemini Enterprise is now generally available in the Brazil region with support for at-rest data residency and machine learning processing.
Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic
Datadog introduced the Infrastructure Basic tier, a lightweight monitoring option designed for lower-priority workloads to track host health and resource usage.
ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim monthly API credits
Eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can now claim up to $500 per month in free API credits by linking an API organization to their subscription.
Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion
GitHub Copilot Fusion is now generally available, providing intelligent routing and orchestration across multiple models to balance performance and cost.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore CLI version 1.0 is now available
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore CLI version 1.0 is now generally available, featuring faster startup, a consistent command structure, and support for managing AI agent resources directly from the terminal.
Managed replica indexes for Cloud SQL for MySQL are generally available
Managed replica indexes for Cloud SQL for MySQL are now generally available. This feature automatically retains and restores secondary indexes on read replicas when they are re-created.
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Serverless GPU in clean rooms will soon be on by default for accounts where it's turned off
Starting November 26, 2026, serverless GPU in clean rooms will be enabled by default for Enterprise tier accounts in Databricks.
Serverless GPU for clean room notebooks is now generally available
Databricks has made serverless GPU compute generally available for clean room notebooks, enabling model inference and training over shared data.
Unpaginated requests to some Unity Catalog REST API operations will soon be rejected
Databricks will begin rejecting unpaginated requests to Unity Catalog REST API operations. Developers must update clients to use pagination to avoid HTTP 400 errors.
Editing files in Unity Catalog volumes is now generally available
Users can now edit files stored in Unity Catalog volumes directly within the Databricks workspace file editor, eliminating the need for manual downloads and uploads.
Higher limits and BROWSE support for Unity Catalog secrets
A schema can now hold up to 1,000 Unity Catalog secrets, and a metastore up to 10,000, up from 100 and 1,000. The limits apply to Databricks-managed secrets and secrets backed by AWS Secrets Manager.
Files API 3.0 for Unity Catalog volumes is now in Beta
Unity Catalog Files API 3.0 is in beta, adding support for multipart uploads for files larger than 5 GB and conditional operations to prevent unintended changes.
READ METADATA privilege support for compliance security profile standards
The READ METADATA privilege now supports all compliance security profile standards supported by Databricks and is available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. For a full list of supported compliance standards, see Compliance security profile .
Data Classification adds 50 new classes and support for 16 more countries and regions
Data Classification now detects 50 new classes of sensitive data, along with new regional support for 16 countries and regions: Payment card and financial data : Card security codes, card expiration dates, card track data, card PINs, SWIFT codes, and credit scores.