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databricks Platform · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Compatibility Mode (Public Preview)

Compatibility Mode is now in Public Preview.

What it does

Compatibility Mode is now in Public Preview. Compatibility Mode generates a read only version of a Unity Catalog managed table, streaming table, or materialized view that is automatically synced with the original table. This enables external Delta Lake and Iceberg clients, such as Amazon Athena, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric to read your tables and views without sacrificing performance on Databricks.

Why it matters

This enables external Delta Lake and Iceberg clients, such as Amazon Athena, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric to read your tables and views without sacrificing performance on Databricks.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Compatibility Mode is now in Public Preview. Compatibility Mode generates a read only version of a Unity Catalog managed table, streaming table, or materialized view that is automatically synced with the original table.

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Key takeaway
Compatibility Mode is now in Public Preview.
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