Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available

GAAug 14, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Sharing managed Iceberg tables in Databricks-to-Databricks sharing and open sharing is now generally available. Providers can now also share managed Iceberg tables to external Iceberg clients. See Add managed Iceberg tables to a share and Read shared managed Iceberg tables .

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