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

  Roadmap
December 1, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server Reporting Services Roadmap Roadmap for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), a role in SQL Server, used to create traditional columnar business reports using...
  Analyst Report
December 1, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Goodbye SQL Server Reporting Services and Hello Power BI Report Server SQL Server 2025 is replacing Reporting Services with Power BI Report Server, but there’s no need to panic or upgrade...
  Analyst Report
November 24, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Azure DocumentDB Has a Solid Future And a New Name DocumentDB (previously called Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore) is now mature, secure, and ready for most enterprise applications, with ongoing...
  Roadmap
November 24, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
DocumentDB Roadmap Azure DocumentDB offers a highly compatible MongoDB service using the open-standard DocumentDB platform that runs on top of PostgreSQL to...
  Analyst Report
November 24, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Azure’s MySQL Offering Gets a New Lease on Life Azure Database for MySQL has a new lease on life with new versions and key enterprise functionality that should give...
  Roadmap
November 18, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server Roadmap Roadmap for the SQL Server software, which consists of a database management system, business intelligence platform, and machine learning components.
  Roadmap
Updated: November 10, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
AI Services Roadmap Roadmap for AI Services.
  Analyst Report
November 3, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Azure SQL Managed Instance’s New Authentication Option to Help with Migrations Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports native Windows logins, removing the last migration barrier for legacy apps and enabling new...
  Roadmap
November 1, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap Describes the near-term and long-term roadmaps for Microsoft database (proprietary and open-source), analytics, AI, and machine learning products. This roadmap...
  Roadmap
October 29, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
OneLake Roadmap Roadmap for OneLake, the core data management component in Microsoft Fabric.