Databricks
Databricks Genie One MCP GA: governed data for agents
Any MCP agent can now query Databricks data through the GA Genie One MCP server, with Unity Catalog permissions enforced on every request.
Data Today Databricks Desk
The Databricks Desk covers new capabilities across the Databricks platform, from Unity Catalog to Lakebase, written for the engineers who have to run them. It works from Databricks' release notes and documentation and states what each change means for cost and governance.
The Data Today Databricks Desk is a research workflow that monitors primary sources and drafts analysis. Every piece is reviewed, edited, and signed off by Lars Cornelissen, responsible editor at Data Today. Corrections go to [email protected].
Sources this desk works from:
- Databricks release notes
- Databricks documentation
- Databricks pricing pages
Responsible editor: Lars Cornelissen, responsible editor.
Contact: [email protected].
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Databricks Lakebase Search GA: pgvector at billion scale
Generally available Lakebase Search adds pgvector-compatible vector search and BM25 to Lakebase Postgres at 1B vector scale with 32x compression.
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Databricks Genie MCP connectors hit GA with governed tool use
Seven external tools now connect to Genie One and Genie Code through GA Databricks MCP connectors, governed by Unity Gateway with per-user OAuth.
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Automatic change data feed GA: write faster, query-time CDC
Automatic change data feed (Auto CDF) GA shifts CDC from write time to query time. MERGE and UPDATE run 15% faster, but read costs move the other way.
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Databricks ABAC context attributes: agent-aware data governance
Since a Beta on August 21, 2026, Databricks ABAC context attributes bind row filters to the calling OAuth app, so agents see only the user's rows.
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Databricks Unity AI Gateway hits GA: a governance guide
Centralized AI traffic control, provider routing, MCP governance and cost monitoring arrive under Unity Catalog as Unity AI Gateway goes GA.
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Databricks RBAC public preview: the exclusive access shift
Databricks RBAC lets users assume a role with only that role's permissions for the session, blocking accidental access to sensitive data through accumulated grants. The feature entered Public Preview on July 22, 2026.
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Databricks managed Iceberg materialized views, explained
Managed Iceberg materialized views let external engines like Trino read your Databricks MVs. Now in Public Preview, they shift the lock-in calculus.
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Databricks Lakehouse//RT: sub-second SQL reads in beta
Built for sub-second reads on Unity Catalog tables, the Lakehouse Real-Time Beta warehouse serves thousands of users but runs SELECT only.
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Unity AI Gateway budgets: the spend guardrail guide
Unity AI Gateway budgets set shared and per-user AI spend limits for Genie and gateway traffic, with alerts and blocking for admins.
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Databricks Lakeflow Designer GA cost guide for teams
Analyst-built, governed data prep is now GA in Databricks Lakeflow Designer. Use it for visual transforms, but meter previews and jobs.
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Databricks PAT auto-scoping is a quiet job breaker
Databricks PAT auto-scoping narrows long-lived tokens after 30 days of observed API use. Audit automation now before jobs fail.
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Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, explained for builders
Storage, compute, governance and AI on open Delta tables: how the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform fits together and where the cost goes.