Databricks Releases
Databricks blog and Terraform provider releases. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 181 Databricks releases · Updated
- Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkdatadatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK for Java v0.129.0 Adds Clean Rooms & Ads Fields
The Databricks SDK for Java has been updated to version 0.129.0, introducing several new fields across its clean rooms and advertising integration modules. These enhancements allow for more granular control and configuration within Databricks Clean Rooms and provide expanded options for Google Ads, Meta Marketing, and TikTok Ads integrations. This update is relevant for Java developers working with Databricks for data collaboration and marketing analytics.
patch - Databricks Blog blogdatadatabricksengineerdatabricks-unity-catalog ·
Unity Catalog Managed Tables: Interoperability and Governance for Lakehouse
External engines like Spark, Flink, and DuckDB can now create, read, and write to Unity Catalog managed Delta tables with centralized governance. This integration leverages Predictive Optimization for improved query performance and reduced storage costs, while maintaining full interoperability. This feature is now in Public Preview, enabling enterprises to use their preferred engines on a single copy of data with enforced access policies.
feature - Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkdatadatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Java v0.128.0: CDF Configs and Breaking IAM Changes
Databricks SDK Java version 0.128.0 introduces new methods for managing Change Data Feed (CDF) configurations via the workspace client. It also adds a `parent` field to connection objects and a `MINUTES` enum for job triggers. Crucially, this release includes breaking changes to the `internalId` field type for IAM entities (Groups, Service Principals, Users), requiring Java SDK users to update their code to adapt to the String type.
breaking patch - Databricks Go SDK Releases sdkinfradatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Go v0.157.0: New CDF methods, Parent field, and breaking ID changes
The Databricks SDK for Go version 0.157.0 introduces new methods for managing Change Data Feed (CDF) configurations for Postgres and adds a Parent field to catalog connection requests. It also includes breaking changes, modifying the `InternalId` field for IAM groups, service principals, and users to be a string type. These updates are relevant for developers using the Go SDK to interact with Databricks services, particularly those managing Postgres CDF or IAM entities.
breaking patch - Databricks Blog blogaigovernancedatabricksengineer ·
Omnigent Adds Contextual Policies for Enhanced AI Agent Governance
Omnigent, an open-source meta-harness for AI agents, now features contextual policies that leverage session state to enhance governance. These policies allow for more nuanced control over agent actions, improving security and cost management by considering the agent's history within a session. This capability is available for various coding and custom agents wrapped by Omnigent, providing richer policy options than traditional static controls.
feature - Databricks Blog blogdatabricksgaengineerhealthcare ·
Imperial College London Accelerates Dementia Research with Databricks Platform
Imperial College London modernized its dementia research platform by integrating IoT, clinical, and research data using Databricks. This new architecture separates workloads, enhances data access via Unity Catalog, and empowers non-technical users to explore patient insights. The platform significantly reduced data integration timelines from six months to one month, accelerating model development and improving dementia care.
announcement feature - Databricks Blog blogdataanalyticsdatabricksarchitect ·
Evaluate Enterprise Analytics Platforms Beyond Dashboards
This article argues that enterprise analytics platform evaluations often focus too narrowly on dashboards and features, overlooking the critical architectural decision of whether analytics, AI, and agents can run on a unified data foundation. It proposes a structured approach using seven weighted criteria and a proof of concept to pressure-test vendor claims beyond demos. The evaluation is crucial for architects and engineers as it shapes the data team's capabilities for the next decade.
announcement - Databricks Blog blogaidatabricksengineer ·
Databricks Genie Hackathon Highlights Agentic AI Capabilities
Databricks hosted its fifth hackathon showcasing Databricks Genie, a family of AI tools for data interaction. The event focused on three tracks: Genie Agents for conversational analytics, Genie Code for autonomous AI assistance in data workflows, and composing Genie into broader agentic systems. These projects demonstrate how governed, conversational analytics can become a foundational element for various teams, from business users to engineers.
announcement feature - Databricks Blog blogdataazuredatabricksengineer ·
Guide: Migrating Azure Synapse workloads to Databricks Lakehouse
This guide provides a practical playbook for migrating workloads from Azure Synapse Analytics (Dedicated SQL, Serverless SQL, and Spark pools) to a unified Databricks Lakehouse. It details how to consolidate multiple services, enable AI and ML capabilities, and improve operational efficiency, leading to simpler architecture, better performance, and lower costs. The document outlines a phased migration strategy, emphasizing discovery, assessment, and design with field-tested engineering tips for successful execution.
announcement - Databricks Blog blogaisecuritydatabricksengineer ·
Barracuda Managed XDR adds AI-powered natural language log search
Barracuda Managed XDR has integrated Databricks Genie to enable security analysts to query logs using natural language instead of SQL, accelerating threat investigations. This feature is built with row-level security in Unity Catalog to ensure tenant isolation across thousands of customers. The enhancement significantly reduces the time needed for routine investigations and frees up SOC analyst hours.
feature - Databricks Blog blogaidatabricksengineer ·
Databricks Benchmarks Coding Agents on its Codebase
Databricks developed an internal benchmark to evaluate coding agents' performance and cost-efficiency on real-world tasks within its multi-million line codebase. The analysis reveals that a mix of models and harnesses is needed for optimal performance, and token price is a poor indicator of overall task cost. This benchmark aims to guide engineers in selecting the most efficient tools for various coding complexities, improving overall engineering productivity.
announcement feature - Databricks Blog blogaidatabricksengineerhealthcare ·
Health Catalyst Ambulatory Intelligence Deploys on Customer Databricks
Health Catalyst has launched Ambulatory Intelligence, a solution designed to address operational barriers limiting growth in healthcare ambulatory care. This new offering combines AI with healthcare expertise to provide insights into patient access, referrals, and financial performance, helping health systems identify and act on constraints. By deploying directly within a customer's Databricks environment and leveraging Unity Catalog and Lakebase, it ensures data governance and low-latency performance, addressing concerns about data control and privacy.
feature announcement - Databricks Blog blogmldatabricksengineer ·
Databricks Introduces Feature Views for Managed ML Feature Pipelines
Databricks has released Feature Views, a new managed framework designed to simplify the creation, serving, and governance of ML features across the entire lifecycle. This feature aims to eliminate training-serving skew and reduce operational overhead by allowing developers to define a feature once and use it for both experimentation and production inference, including real-time applications. The public preview is now available, with streaming capabilities requiring an Enterprise-tier workspace.
feature announcement - Databricks Blog blogaidatabricksengineer ·
Acxiom Modernizes Marketing Stack with Databricks for Agentic AI
Acxiom has migrated its data foundation from on-premises Hadoop to Databricks, enabling significant performance gains and accelerating the development of agentic AI workflows for marketing. This modernization shifts the company's competitive position from a data supplier to an intelligence layer, allowing for automated marketing processes from audience planning to campaign activation. The move is critical for organizations seeking to leverage AI without being constrained by legacy infrastructure, with Acxiom seeing run times improve by 80-90%.
feature announcement - Databricks Go SDK Releases sdkdatadatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK for Go v0.156.0 Adds New Fields
The Databricks SDK for Go version 0.156.0 introduces several new fields across various services, including disaster recovery, jobs, and machine learning experiments. These additions provide more granular information for disaster recovery URLs, run details, and experiment tracking. Developers using the Go SDK for Databricks will benefit from these enhanced capabilities for managing their workloads.
patch - Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkdatadatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Java v0.127.0 adds fields to disaster recovery, jobs, and ML services
Databricks SDK for Java version 0.127.0 introduces new fields across several service APIs, including disaster recovery, jobs, and machine learning capabilities. These additions provide more detailed information for tracking and managing deployments and experiments. This update is relevant for Java developers using the Databricks SDK to interact with these services.
patch - Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkdatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Java v0.126.0: API changes and breaking update
Databricks SDK Java version 0.126.0 introduces new API fields and a breaking change requiring the `role` field for `DatabaseDatabaseSpec`. This update is relevant for Java developers using the Databricks SDK, particularly those interacting with bundle deployments or PostgreSQL database specifications.
breaking patch - Databricks Go SDK Releases sdkdatadatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Go v0.155.0: API updates and breaking change
Databricks SDK Go version 0.155.0 introduces an update to the bundle deployments resource with a new `UpdateTime` field. A significant breaking change requires the `Role` field to be mandatory for Postgres database specifications. These updates primarily affect Go developers using the Databricks SDK for managing Databricks resources.
breaking patch - Terraform Databricks Provider Releases terraforminfradatabricksgadeprecationengineer ·
Databricks Terraform Provider v1.121.0: Breaking Changes and New AI Features
Databricks Terraform provider version 1.121.0 introduces breaking changes to the `databricks_mws_ncc_private_endpoint_rule` resource, tightening read-only attributes and improving provisioning state visibility. It also adds new resources for AI Search and enhancements to cluster configurations. These changes primarily affect users managing Databricks infrastructure with Terraform, particularly those using the `mws_ncc_private_endpoint_rule` resource or looking to integrate with Databricks AI Search capabilities.
breaking patch - Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkdatadatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK for Java v0.125.0 adds new fields and enum values
Databricks has released version 0.125.0 of its Java SDK, introducing new fields for job and repository settings. This update enhances flexibility for managing jobs and Git repositories within Databricks. The changes affect developers working with the Java SDK for Databricks automation. The update is available now.
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