Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026

GASep 1, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

New features and improvements Automatic change data feed is generally available : Automatic change data feed (Auto CDF) computes row-level changes at query time using row tracking, without requiring you to manually enable change data feed on each Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg v3 table.

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