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
June 30, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Azure SQL Edge to Retire in Sept 2025; Limited Migration Options Azure SQL Edge, a small deployment solution for low-powered devices, is retiring in Sept. 2025 with no migration options offering...
  Analyst Report
June 30, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Databricks Gets More Azure-Entrenched with Extended Partnership Microsoft and Databricks extend their strategic partnership, announcing new integrations and easing concerns about Azure Databricks' future.
  Analyst Report
June 26, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server 2025 Adds Natural Language Search the Right Way SQL Server 2025's built-in vector search helps add natural language search to databases, reducing reliance on external AI but increasing...
  Sidebar
June 26, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
How Vector Search Works in SQL Server 2025 SQL Server 2025 vector search enables natural language search over text data, and it is integrated into the database engine...
  In Brief
June 9, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
SQL Server 2025 Shows Off Vector Search and Copilot in Public Preview SQL Server 2025, available in public preview, includes typical engine and security improvements, along with Azure-based data-sharing updates and a...
  Analyst Report
June 9, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Surge Protection Stabilizes Power BI, Fabric Performance, With Limits Surge protection is an admin feature for Power BI and Fabric capacities that can help customers avoid the services’ automatic...
  Sidebar
June 9, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
How to Use Power BI and Fabric Surge Protection Using Power BI’s and Fabric’s surge protection feature requires an advanced knowledge of how the services calculate compute usage, trial-and-error...
  Roadmap
Updated: June 6, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Databricks Roadmap Roadmap for Azure Databricks, a cloud service that simplifies deployment and scaling of Spark machine learning workloads.
  Analyst Report
June 2, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Power BI Premium Migration Tool Eases the Required Move to Fabric An automated Power BI Premium migration tool can help customers migrate workloads to Fabric with less manual effort.
  Blog
May 23, 2025 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 ERP Licensing Moves to Security Roles: Cleanup Required  Dynamics 365 Finance + Operations customers should spend time now cleaning up security roles assigned to their users before Microsoft...