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Microsoft recently announced it will deprecate System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Packs (MPs) for SQL Server Reporting Services, Power BI Report Server,and SQL Server Analysis Services ...

Enterprises with on-premises SQL Server infrastructure face a choice by January 2027: migrate database monitoring to Azure’s consumption-based billing, or lose support for critical SCOM Management ...

Microsoft deprecates SSRS, PBIRS and SSAS management packs for SCOM, ending support in 2027. The move signals a shift from on-prem SCOM extensions toward cloud-based SQL Server monitoring. IT teams ...

Microsoft is moving another core database management component into the cloud, continuing its broader shift away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Neowin, the company has ...

AI agents are so popular that businesses now need a dashboard specifically for managing all their AI agents. At least, Microsoft is betting they’ll need one, since the company just launched Agent 365 ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...

Microsoft has revealed some details about what's next for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Customers should expect multiple SSMS releases soon. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of ...

Choosing between Microsoft Dataverse and Microsoft SQL Server resulted in us having to decide between two good options. Microsoft Digital stories Editor’s note: This story was created with the help of ...

Microsoft is betting big on AI. Starting with integrating Bing with ChatGPT, it has implemented AI capabilities in its products. Microsoft Designer is a new product from Microsoft with AI capabilities ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features through PREVIEW_FEATURES. A private preview of SQL Server 2025 began in ...