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databricks Platform · Updated Sep 11, 2026

Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available

Sharing and reading foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available.

What it does

Sharing and reading foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available. Providers can share Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Lakehouse Federation, including to recipients using external Iceberg clients. As a recipient, you read data and notebooks shared with you using the Databricks to Databricks OpenSharing protocol, where Databricks manages a secure connection for data sharing.

Why it matters

As a recipient, you read data and notebooks shared with you using the Databricks to Databricks OpenSharing protocol, where Databricks manages a secure connection for data sharing.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Sharing and reading foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available. Providers can share Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Lakehouse Federation, including to recipients using external Iceberg clients.

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Key takeaway
Sharing and reading foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available.
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