SQL Warehouse

Senga98 — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:22:34 GMT

Hello

Is SQL warehouses managed by Unity Catalog? My understanding is that since SQL Warehouse is part of the compute layer, Unity Catalog doesn't manage it as it only manages data layers.

Re: SQL Warehouse

szymon_dybczak — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:46:12 GMT

Hi @Senga98 ,

Your understanding is correct. Unity Catalog governs:

Data objects (catalogs, schemas, tables, views, functions)
Permissions (grants on the above)
Lineage
Governed storage locations & external locations
Model serving endpoints (UC Volumes / AI models)

SQL Warehouses, Clusters, Jobs compute fall under Databricks workspace compute, not UC.

But keep in mind that Unity Catalog governs data access permissions on SQL warehouses for most assets. Administrators configure most data access permissions. SQL warehouses can have custom data access configured instead of or in addition to Unity Catalog.

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