Managed Iceberg materialized views
Materialized views stored as managed Iceberg tables, readable by external Iceberg engines.
Why it is worth watching
Extends managed Iceberg, generally available since May, from base tables to derived ones.
What Public Preview promises
Open to everyone and supported for production use, though it can still change. On by default, and an admin can turn it off.
| Who can use it | Everyone |
|---|---|
| Production use | Yes |
| Support | The support team |
| On by default | Yes, with an opt-out |
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 13 Sept 2026.
Where to read more
It is part of something we wrote up: Iceberg on Databricks — Managed Iceberg tables, foreign Iceberg tables, Iceberg reads on Delta, and the REST catalog that lets an engine outside Databricks read the same rows.
The Databricks documentation for Managed Iceberg materialized views