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Hubert-Dudek
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Dashboards - ask Genie

We can ask Genie to explain the chart or its changes, such as spikes. There is a new button directly in the chart corner to start a conversation. more news https://databrickster.medium.com/

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Sumit_7
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Good one to share @Hubert-Dudek 

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Nidhig631
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Databricks Metric Views

What is a Metric View? (Think of it as a virtual report definition)Metric Views are a first-class object in Databricks Unity Catalog that allow you to define reusable, governed business metrics on top of your existing tables and views.Think of them a...

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Sumit_7
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@Nidhig631 Good share!

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Hubert-Dudek
by Databricks MVP
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Data Quality Alerts

We can now define Data Quality Alerts and schedule them. We will be notified when an anomaly is detected. It was possible before, but required setting a custom query and using system tables. Additionally, SQL Alert is now a normal Lakeflow job task, ...

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Hubert-Dudek
by Databricks MVP
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Databricks One Account-level

There is a new account level, Databricks one. It includes all assets from all workspaces the user has access to in one place. It is available through https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net/one or https://accounts.cloud.databricks.com/one more news http...

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sudarshank
by Databricks MVP
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Dabricks AI Gateway (Beta)

Are you managing multiple LLMs on Databricks with no visibility or control? If the answer is Yes, don't worry, you are not alone. I have been in multiple discussion and got the same question about managing multiple LLMs in one place. Now, we have Dat...

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Hubert-Dudek
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Quality monitoring improvements

Quality monitoring just got a big upgrade. Intuitive traffic lights make it easy to spot issues instantly, with detailed insights available on hover. Plus, a dedicated Quality tab and new checks (like null values) bring everything into one clear, act...

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Hubert-Dudek
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How to Pass Terraform Outputs to Databricks’ DABS

There are more and more resources available in DABS, and I have to say, defining them is much nicer and easier to manage than in Terraform. We will continue using Terraform to deploy Azure or AWS resources, but we need to pass data from Terraform to ...

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Hubert-Dudek
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Dynamic drop-down filter

A new dynamic drop-down filter is available for the SQL editor. It takes the first column from the other saved query we point to. https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-13-23-march-2026-to-29-march-2026-24f99a978752

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Hubert-Dudek
by Databricks MVP
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Lakewatch

Databricks is entering a new market: cybersecurity. It’s one of the fastest-growing markets, alongside AI. The choice was obvious; Databricks already has a strong foundation with agents and the Lakehouse architecture. Many companies are already stori...

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Hubert-Dudek
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DABS and git branch

From DABS, you can pass a git branch. It is also a really useful best practice, as this way you define that only the given branch can be deployed to the target (e.g., main only to target prod, otherwise it will fail). #databricks https://databrickste...

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Hubert-Dudek
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access token from entry_point VS SDK built-in authentication

Do not get the current access token from entry_point or variables. Databricks SDK has built-in authentication, which can be used even for REST API calls. #databricks https://databrickster.medium.com/just-because-you-can-do-it-in-databricks-doesnt-mea...

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Nidhig631
by Databricks MVP
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Databricks AI/BI Genie Space: Unlocking Generative AI on Delta Tables for Smarter Analytics

Sharing the latest update on Databricks Genie.The written article is in 3 versions to make it easy to follow the journey:Version 1 covers the initial releaseVersion 2 includes the major improvementsVersion 3 has the latest updates till 2026     Agent...

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Hubert-Dudek
by Databricks MVP
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Get job and other metadata from notebook

Do not use entry_point to get workspace_id, job_id, run_id, and other metadata. There is a ready, stable solution to do that. More good/bad practices on: https://www.sunnydata.ai/blog/databricks-multi-statement-transactions https://databrickster.medi...

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Hubert-Dudek
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Databricks Assistant is now Genie Code

The biggest difference is that Genie is now aware of your data and file structure and can propose multiple enhancements to your files. Works excellently also with DABS. #databricks more news https://databrickster.medium.com/databricks-news-2026-week-...

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