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August (5)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Lakebase in four additional regions

Azure Updates

2026-08-19

Azure Databricks Lakebase is now generally available in four additional Azure regions: North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia. This increases deployment options and regional availability.

azure: Announcing: Azure Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS will reach end of life on November 1, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-08-14

Azure Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS has already reached end of support on March 18, 2025 and will reach end of life on November 1, 2026. After that date, it will no longer be available.

azure: Announcing: Azure Databricks Genie One and Genie Agents Free Usage Extended Through January 31, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-08-06

Azure Databricks Genie One and Genie Agents free usage in Azure Databricks has been extended through January 31, 2027. During the promotional period, budget controls do not apply to these products.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SharePoint Connector for Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-08-05

The SharePoint connector for Azure Databricks is now generally available. It can be used through Lakeflow Connect to ingest files from SharePoint into Azure Databricks.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Unity AI Gateway on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-08-05

Unity AI Gateway is now generally available on Azure Databricks. It provides centralized governance for AI models, agents, tools, and MCP services, with controls for monitoring usage, managing costs, applying guardrails, and enforcing access control.

July (4)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 5 on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-07-27

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 5 through AI Model Serving. The update makes the model available for advanced reasoning, coding, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in UK West

Azure Updates

2026-07-13

Azure Databricks SQL Serverless is now generally available in the UK West region starting July 13, 2026. Eligible UK West workspaces can use it for analytics workloads with instant compute, automated scaling, and less infrastructure management.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Open AI GPT-5.6 on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-07-09

OpenAI GPT-5.6 is now generally available on Azure Databricks. Customers can use GPT 5.6 purchased through Microsoft Foundry via a Model Serving Endpoint in Azure Databricks.

azure: [Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-07-02

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 via AI Model Serving. The update says the model offers near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet-level cost efficiency and speed.