---
title: "What’s new in Databricks for October 2023"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-databricks-for-october-2023-yzu5fhjss
source_url: https://nextgenlakehouse.substack.com/p/whats-new-in-databricks-for-october?utm_source=%2Fbrowse%2Ftechnology&utm_medium=reader2
type: article
source: "Substack"
published: 2023-11-03T00:45:54.469Z
updated: 2026-06-18T02:16:31.563Z
tags: ["big-data", "databricks", "unity-catalog"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# What’s new in Databricks for October 2023

**[Substack](https://daily.dev/sources/substack)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Databricks introduces new features like Lakeview Dashboards, AI-Generated table comments, and System tables for improved data management and governance. Deletion Vectors are now available for faster DML Delta queries, and Predictive Optimization leverages AI for better query performance and cost-effective storage. Additionally, Llama 2 foundation chat models are available in the Databricks Marketplace, and there are updates for Unity Catalog, compute policies, and workflows.

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Tags: [#big-data](https://daily.dev/tags/big-data), [#databricks](https://daily.dev/tags/databricks), [#unity-catalog](https://daily.dev/tags/unity-catalog)

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