Andrew Snodgrass

Andrew Snodgrass

Analyst

Andrew analyzes and writes about Microsoft's data management, business intelligence, and machine learning solutions, as well as aspects of licensing

Before joining Directions on Microsoft, Andrew was vice president of IT for a global Fortune 500 company, where he directed overall IT activities and strategy for the company‘s global operations, including work sharing and collaboration, application design and development, communications, data center operations, security, compliance, procurement, and vendor management. Andrew also started and sold an independent software firm specializing in disparate data integration, cleansing, and analysis.

Andrew received a B.B.A. in information systems from Boise State University and an M.B.A. from Colorado State University.

Latest Content by Andrew Snodgrass

  Analyst Report
March 13, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server 2016/2017 BI Migration: Destinations Point to Power BI Power BI is Microsoft’s direction for organizations migrating business intelligence workloads (SSRS and SSAS) off SQL Server 2016 and 2017.
  Analyst Report
March 2, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Commerce Retiring Multiple Features; Moving to Paid AI Dynamics 365 Commerce is retiring Ratings and Reviews, and Recommendations features, likely replacing them with paid agentic AI solutions.
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Updated: February 12, 2026 · by Multiple Authors
Directions Podcast. Season 5. Episode 3. SQL Server Migrations: Tips to Help You Prepare SQL Server 2016 and 2017 are leaving Extended support in the not-too-distant future. Directions' analyst Andrew Snodgrass shares his preparation...
  Analyst Report
January 26, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Retiring Guides and Remote Assist, Move Before Dec. 2026 Two key field user products, Guides and Remote Assist, are being retired at the end of 2026, confirming the end...
  Analyst Report
January 26, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server 2016/2017 Database Migration: So Many Choices SQL Server 2016 is retiring in July 2026 and SQL Server 2017 in Oct. 2027. There are numerous database migration...
  Analyst Report
January 14, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Top Reasons to Use SQL Server 2025 and a Few Reasons to Avoid It SQL Server 2025, released in Nov. 2025, should be used for new databases and to upgrade existing applications if new...
  Roadmap
January 12, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Field Service Roadmap Dynamics 365 Field Service provides features for field service teams to track service issues, create work orders, dispatch and coordinate...
  Roadmap
January 12, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Overall Roadmap Roadmap for the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Microsoft-hosted service, which offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), commerce, and human resources...
  Roadmap
January 12, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 CRM Overall Roadmap Roadmap for Dynamics 365 CRM, a Microsoft cloud service for sales, marketing, and customer relationship management.
  Analyst Report
January 5, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server 2016/2017 Migration Strategy: Risks and Opportunities SQL Server 2016 is retiring in July 2026 and SQL Server 2017 in Oct. 2027. There are numerous options and...