Releasesby GlyphABAC DENY policies support AI securables and attachment to individual objects (Beta)
- Expanded FOR clause support: DENY policies can now apply to model services, model provider services, MCP services, agent services, and skills. Expanded ON clause support: DENY policies can now be attached directly on tables, volumes, functions, models, secrets, model services, model provider services, MCP services, agent services, and skills.
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You can track table-level data lineage in Knowledge Catalog for BigQuery pipelines
You can track table-level data lineage in Knowledge Catalog for BigQuery pipelines. For more information, see Track data lineage . This feature is generally available (GA).
BigQuery generative AI functions now support the gemini-4-hydrogen model
BigQuery generative AI functions now support the gemini-4-hydrogen model. This model is generally available .
Amazon Aurora and RDS now support Graviton5-based R9g database instances
AWS Graviton5-based R9g database instances are now generally available for Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility and MySQL compatibility, and for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB.
[In preview] Public Preview: SQL performance monitoring for Azure SQL Managed Instance
The public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for Azure SQL Managed Instance is now available. Customers monitoring business-critical SQL Managed Instance workloads often rely on custom scripts and disconnected monitoring tools. This requ
Gemini Enterprise: Gemini 4 Hydrogen available in web app, mobile app, Workflow Builder, and AI developer tools
Gemini 4 Hydrogen is generally available (GA) for the Gemini Enterprise web app, mobile app, Workflow Builder, and AI developer tools. Location availability : Supported in global , us , and eu multi-regions, with data residency and ML processing support in us and eu . For more information, see Data residency for Gemini Enterprise .
Gemini Enterprise: Gemini 3.8 Flash regional availability in Canada and Japan
Gemini 3.8 Flash is generally available (GA) in Canada and Japan. Location availability : Supported in the Canada and Japan in-country regions with in-region at-rest data residency (DRZ) and machine learning processing (MLP). App availability : Turned on by default in the web app for the Canada and Japan regions.
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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.
Pages will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Starting in December 2026, Pages will be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. This applies to workspaces with no compliance standard selected or with the HIPAA, PCI-DSS, C5, TISAX, or HITRUST compliance standard selected. Workspaces with any other compliance standard can't use Pages. See Limitations .
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 .