Databricks Genie Free Usage Extended Through January 2027
Databricks just pushed the free usage window for its conversational analytics tools out to January 31, 2027. If you have been sitting on the fence about Genie, that is a meaningful amount of extra runway to test it for real, with real people, before you pay for it. Here is what the extension actually covers […]
SharePoint Connector for Azure Databricks Reaches GA: Enterprise Content Meets the Lakehouse
Microsoft made the SharePoint connector for Azure Databricks generally available this week. For teams that live in both worlds, OneDrive and SharePoint holding the documents, Databricks running the analytics, this removes a whole layer of glue code. The connector, built on Lakeflow Connect, lets you pull SharePoint sites, lists, and files straight into the lakehouse. […]
Unity AI Gateway Goes GA on Azure Databricks: AI Governance Gets a Control Plane
Azure Databricks took another step toward putting real governance around generative AI this week. Unity AI Gateway, which centralizes management for AI models, agents, tools, and MCP services, hit general availability. For teams that have been running ad hoc AI workloads with no clear control plane, this is the signal to start consolidating. What Unity […]
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 Now Available on Azure Databricks
Claude Sonnet 5 lands on Azure Databricks Azure Databricks added Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 to its AI Model Serving catalog, and this one is worth paying attention to. Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest mid-tier model, and the claim that matters is “near-Opus-level intelligence at Sonnet pricing.” If that holds up in practice, it changes the […]
Claude Sonnet 5 Now GA on Azure Databricks: Near-Opus Intelligence at Sonnet Prices
Claude Sonnet 5 Now GA on Azure Databricks: Near-Opus Intelligence at Sonnet Prices Azure Databricks has made Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 generally available through its AI Model Serving platform (source). It is Anthropic’s most agentic Sonnet model to date, delivering near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet’s cost efficiency and speed. For teams running production AI workloads on […]
Microsoft Foundry Toolboxes Hit GA, Finally Solve Agent Tool Integration Hell
Microsoft Tackles the Agent Tool Integration Mess Microsoft Foundry just moved Toolboxes to general availability, and if you’ve ever wrestled with AI agent tool integration, this might be the fix you’ve been waiting for. The problem isn’t new, but it’s finally getting the attention it deserves. The Tool Integration Problem Nobody Talks About Here’s the […]