Pages are generally available
Databricks announced the general availability of Pages in Unity Catalog, providing governed definitions of business concepts organized by domain on the Discover page.
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Web search in apps
Retool added native web search capabilities to the app builder Chat tab and app functions, enabling agent applications to query live web data via a managed Tavily account.
Eval datasets, curated by Bayes from your agents' real conversations
Monte Carlo introduced automated evaluation dataset generation by Bayes, creating Golden and Improvement datasets from an agent's scored conversations across intent and issue clusters.
graphql-engine 2.51.6
Hasura released graphql-engine 2.51.6, fixing PostgreSQL source-catalog initialization and upgrade issues when logical replication publications include catalog version table updates on PostgreSQL 15.15 and newer.
graphql-engine 2.50.9
Hasura released graphql-engine 2.50.9 to resolve PostgreSQL source-catalog initialization and upgrade issues caused by logical replication publication checks on PostgreSQL 15.15 and higher.
See what your end users think of the agents you build in code, on the trace behind each one
Monte Carlo added end-user feedback tracking for code-based AI agents, attaching ratings, categories, and user comments directly to corresponding traces, runs, and conversations.
Bayes now tracks every Reinforcement Loop fix and catches it when an issue comes back
Monte Carlo updated Bayes to track Reinforcement Loop issue statuses and automatically flag regressed issues if identical problems occur after a fix is marked complete.
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External access to Unity Catalog managed Delta tables will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Starting December 10, 2026, external access to Unity Catalog managed Delta tables will be enabled by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile. This allows supported Delta clients to read and write managed tables.
Recover dropped Unity Catalog volumes with UNDROP VOLUME
You can now recover a dropped Unity Catalog volume within 7 days. Find its ID with SHOW VOLUMES DROPPED , then run UNDROP VOLUME WITH ID to restore it with its privileges and tags. Requires Databricks Runtime 19 and above. See UNDROP VOLUME .
Unity Catalog wikis are in Beta
Unity Catalog wikis are now in beta, enabling teams to document table meanings and usage directly within Catalog Explorer. Users can collaborate on documentation manually or via Genie Code.
Restore a deleted Unity Catalog metastore with the REST API (Public Preview)
Databricks account admins can now restore a deleted Unity Catalog metastore by ID using the REST API for up to 5 days after deletion in public preview.
Install drivers for JDBC Unity Catalog connections from Maven
Databricks now allows installing the JDBC driver for Unity Catalog connections directly from Maven coordinates instead of manually uploading files to a volume.
Load Unity Catalog tables into PyTorch on AI Runtime (Beta)
UCDataset streams rows from Unity Catalog tables directly into PyTorch training loops on AI Runtime, without Spark or a SQL warehouse. It applies filter expressions and deletion vectors as it reads, and splits the matching rows across GPUs and data loader workers. See Load Unity Catalog tables into PyTorch with UCDataset .
All Unity Catalog managed tables will be upgraded to catalog commits
After Databricks Runtime 15.4 LTS reaches end of support on August 19, 2027, Databricks will upgrade all Unity Catalog managed tables to use catalog commits. With catalog commits, Unity Catalog becomes the system of coordination for your tables.
Lakehouse//RT supports fine-grained access control (Beta)
You can now run read queries on tables protected by row filters, column masks, and attribute-based access control (ABAC) policies with Lakehouse//RT. See Fine-grained access control .