Faster Queries and New Capabilities with the Open-Source Databricks JDBC Driver

Databricks releases enhanced open-source JDBC driver with significant performance improvements and new capabilities.

• •Up to 30% faster large result retrieval compared to legacy driver
• •Arrow support for JDK 16+ and asynchronous statement execution
• •New SQL features including stored procedures, multi-statement transactions, and UC metric views
• •Built-in client telemetry for query latency, metrics, and errors
• •Open-source ownership enables faster fixes and community contributions

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