databricks Platform · Updated May 13, 2026

New Lakebase Autoscaling instances now scale to zero by default

New Lakebase Autoscaling instances now scale to zero by default after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs for idle projects.

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What it does

New Lakebase Autoscaling instances now scale to zero by default after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs for idle projects. To learn more about scale to zero, see Scale to zero. To configure scale to zero, see Configure scale to zero.

Why it matters

New Lakebase Autoscaling instances now scale to zero by default after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs for idle projects.

Recommended use cases

analyticsreporting queries

Architecture

Databricks Platform → Platform

In short

New Lakebase Autoscaling instances now scale to zero by default after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs for idle projects. To learn more about scale to zero, see Scale to zero.

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Key takeaway

New Lakebase Autoscaling instances now scale to zero by default after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs for idle projects.

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