databricks Platform · Updated Feb 27, 2026

Version 18.0

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.0.

What it does

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.0. New features SQL scripting is now generally available: SQL scripting is now generally available. Redshift JDBC driver upgraded to 2.1.0.28: The Redshift JDBC driver has been upgraded to version 2.1.0.28.

Why it matters

Shared isolation execution environment for Unity Catalog Python UDFs: Unity Catalog Python UDFs with the same owner can now share an isolation environment by default, improving performance and reducing memory usage.

Key capabilities

stazimuth function: Returns the north-based

stazimuth function: Returns the north-based azimuth from the first point to the second in radians.

stboundary function: Returns the boundary

stboundary function: Returns the boundary of the input geometry.

stclosestpoint function: Returns the 2D

stclosestpoint function: Returns the 2D projection of a point on the first geometry closest to the second geometry.

stgeogfromewkt function: Parses an Extended

stgeogfromewkt function: Parses an Extended Well-Known Text (EWKT) description of a geography.

Architecture

Databricks Platform → Platform

In short

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.0. New features SQL scripting is now generally available: SQL scripting is now generally available.

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Key takeaway

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.0.

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