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
October 28, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Sustainability: New Name, Same Product Microsoft has rebranded Sustainability Manager as Dynamics 365 Sustainability and moved it into the Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide, but the...
  Roadmap
October 23, 2026 · 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...
  Infographic
October 23, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Services Packaging Outlines the main Dynamics 365-branded subscription offerings, the technical capabilities they cover, and whether they are primarily licensed on a...
  Analyst Report
October 23, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Dynamics 365 Commerce Adds Lower-Cost Import Options Two new Commerce licensing options can lower the licensing cost for customers who don’t need the Dynamics 365 e-Commerce storefront.
  Roadmap
October 22, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Comparing Database, Analytics, and AI Offerings The chart compares Microsoft’s on-premises and hosted database, analytics, and AI offerings.
  Roadmap
October 21, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap – Overall Trends The aggressive push toward Fabric and AI agents brings forced migrations, unpredictable costs, immature technology, shrinking on-premises options, and fragmented...
  Roadmap
October 10, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Power BI The biggest risk is Power BI exposing too much data to AI, because agentic tools arrive before security and governance...
  Roadmap
October 9, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Fabric Warning: Copilot and AI agents are exposing sensitive data by default with governance and controls lagging.
  Roadmap
October 9, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Fabric Data Engineering The future is increasingly AI agent-driven with a noticeable shift away from traditional development tools.
  Roadmap
October 9, 2026 · by Andrew Snodgrass
Fabric Data Factory It's still expanding, but it's not ready for a full-scale lift-and-shift from other tools.