Calendarby GlyphTech · Releases
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Thu, July 16, 2026
4 mo ago
Register Scala and Java user-defined functions (UDFs) in Unity Catalog and reuse them across notebooks, jobs, and SQL warehouses with Unity Catalog governance. Reuse existing JVM logic and get better performance than Python UDFs on all comp.
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Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)databricksAn event.4 mo agodatabricksDetails →
Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally availabledatabricksAn event.4 mo agodatabricks
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- 2026-09-25: added to 2026-07-16