CustomerLake
A customer data platform that runs inside the lakehouse rather than copying customer data out to one: Customer 360, identity resolution, audiences, activation and campaigns, governed by Unity Catalog, with profile and campaign agents on top and a real-time profile API.
Why it is worth watching
Announced at Data + AI Summit 2026 as a Private Preview; there is no documentation page yet, so the blog post is the page that carries the label.
What Private Preview promises
Invite only, through your account team, and not for production. Here so you know it exists, not so you can plan around it.
| Who can use it | Invite only |
|---|---|
| Production use | No |
| Support | Engineering only |
| On by default | No |
The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 25 Sept 2026.
Where to read more
We have not written a concept about it yet: while it is in preview the documentation is the place to read, and it moves faster than a page here would.